floral decoration; floral ornament
rule; reign; government; governing
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
many; a lot; much; multitude
small number; few; minority
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
unique; individual; original; unusual
mechanism; organization; organisation
abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be superior; to surpass
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
preface; introduction; preamble
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded