general; popular; common; typical
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to relax; to feel at home
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side