spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
pieces; scraps; disconnected
personification; impersonation; embodiment
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
racial or national characteristics
winter vacation; winter holidays
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
excellent plan; best policy
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
next year; next fiscal year
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
comparing heights; comparison of statures
consequence; result; conclusion
with a start; with a jump
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
disliking people similar to oneself
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person