disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
as everyone knows; needless to point out
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
formal marriage interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
region; limits; stage; level
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound