to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
action of making something; -ification
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become vulgar; to coarsen
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
being settled; coming to a conclusion
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
exactly as stated; verbatim
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to be in danger of; to be liable to