one or two; a few; small number
grudge; complaint; reproach
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to call together; to convene
rest; break; recess; intermission
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
Imperial cortege (procession)
many; numerous; various; large number of
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)