natural phenomenon (phenomena)
such ... as; or some such
military forces; hosts; troops
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to become decrepit and ugly with age
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
government service; the bureaucracy
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to turn against; to become an enemy
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
reality; actuality; hard fact
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
drama; play; powerful drug
to bring; to take; to bring about
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw