to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to spread; to be propagated
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
war; battle; match; game; competition
patriarch; head of a family
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
commencing with; including
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)