to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
bad example; bad precedent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(some) more; even more; longer; further
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
empty (useless) formalities
democracy; democratic system of government
to nip (something) in the bud
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
historic; historical; traditional
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
accumulation; accumulate; store
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
private person; individual