to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
just because; even if; even though
effective control (over territory); working control
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
influential person; man of importance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
not necessarily so; is not always true
open; public; official; overt
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
concession; conciliation; compromise
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
record high; all-time high
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to recall; to remember; to recollect
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam