retention; maintenance; preservation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
and; thereupon; because of that
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hateful; detestable; loathsome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unqualified; without qualifications
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
such ... as; or some such
knowing; (an) acquaintance
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation