difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rule; reign; peaceful times
troubled times; turbulent times
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
relatively; comparatively
early on; earlier on; from early
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to fight; to exchange blows
while; during (the time when)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to rebuild; to reconstruct
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
very; extremely; excessively
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)