as expected; as predicted
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
successively; one after another
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
opposite side; opposition
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
breastplate; chest protector; bib
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
threat; intimidation; menace
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
way of talking; speaking style
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
scale; scope; plan; structure
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen