to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
destruction; annihilation; extermination
war; fighting; fierce competition
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
January; first month of the lunar calendar
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to play a central role; to take a leading part
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
most part; greater part; majority
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb