to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to resound; to make a stir
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
one large ...; a great ...
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
external troubles; foreign threat
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
share; portion; quota; cut
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
troubled times; turbulent times
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in a day; in a brief space of time
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to smash violently; to crush
prior to; before; in advance of; the other day; some time ago; recently
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial