to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
hostile relations; hostile relationship
several years; a few years
to repeat; to do over again
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
mobilization; mobilisation
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
ardent; passionate; vehement
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser