to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
January; first month of the lunar calendar
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
interference; intervention; meddling
since then; from that time; ever since
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
tedious; boring; being fed up with
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to pluck; to pick; to tear
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
district; section; sector
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
every place; various places
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire