people; citizens; subjects; folk
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
rather; better; instead; if anything
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
successive generations; successive emperors
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
function; facility; faculty; feature
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
perception; sensation; awareness
multiplication table; times table
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)