clearing one's throat; cough
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
essence; true nature; substance; reality
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
armed might; military power; the sword; force
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
decision; determination; resolution
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
special training; intensive training; crash course
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
nonchalantly; without a care
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
anyone; any person; whoever