to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
competent; suitable; qualified
internal conditions; true state of affairs
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
one by one; in detail; minutely
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin