loyal retainer; loyal subject
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to copy (down); to transcribe
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to compete with; to vie for
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
system; institution; organization; organisation
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
territory; domain; dominion; possession
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
reality; actuality; hard fact
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
by any means, fair or foul
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination