to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
inside one's heart; in one's mind
based on; built on; made from
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to stop talking; to be silent
profitable plan; good plan
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
human resources; man-power resources
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
survival; survivor; relic
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)