storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
counter for generations; epoch
under the orders of; by order (command)
the people; citizens; the populace
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
work; labor; labour; toil
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
people; men and women; each person; everybody
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
military force; military strength
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
together; at the same time; same; identical
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter