some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
(political) administration; political power
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
on the occasion of; at the time of
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
future (usually near); prospects
himself; yourself; herself
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
as a child; when one was a child
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
any more; any further; any better; any longer
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
too much; excessively; too
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly