to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fight to the last (death)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
reason for being; raison d'être
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
successive generations; successive emperors
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to claim victims; to cause casualties
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
board, plank or sheet shaped
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
global scale; worldwide scale
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
complete victory; total victory
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
sad to say; how sad; alas
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
in the morning; during the morning