Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sleeping together in a huddle
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
for example; for instance; e.g.
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
special; particular; peculiar; unique
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry