to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
normalcy; normality; normal
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
advanced level; high grade; senior
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
armed might; military power; the sword; force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy