distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
again; once more; a second time
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
please (give me); please (do for me)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one's own child; one's own children
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that