qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to spread; to be propagated
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
long (time); protracted; prolonged
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
too much; excessively; too
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
opposite; reverse; contrary
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one day; (on) a certain day
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to hate each other; to hate mutually
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly