drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
agricultural community; farm village; rural
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
royalists; royalist faction
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
first generation; founder
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to forget completely; to leave behind
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
story; tale; talk; discussion
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
already; now; no longer; not any more
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
having said that; on the other hand