grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
control; management; supervision
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
number one; first; best; most; game; round
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
beyond that point; after that
to move forward; to move on
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
flawless; absolute perfection
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
war of aggression; war of conquest
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone