formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
on countless occasions; many a time
to send or direct a person to
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
already; now; no longer; not any more
last ray of hope; only hope
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
although I say; although one might say; although called
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
it's no joke; gimme a break!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
failure; mistake; blunder
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in