confrontation; opposition; antagonism
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
being left out; being ostracized
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
rule; reign; government; governing
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
equality; impartiality; evenness
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
the whole day; all the day
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be pleased with; to suit
several years; a few years
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
many; much; plenty; hardly
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
with a collapse; with a slump
emotional strength; force of will
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic