continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
millions; several million; a few million
power; might; authority; influence
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
equality; impartiality; evenness
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
health management; health maintenance; health care
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
entreaty; supplication; petition
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
sick person; patient; invalid
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
by today; before the day is over
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
at least; at most; (even) just
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other