wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to take someone's life; to kill someone
war of aggression; war of conquest
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
help; assistance; service
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to wring the neck; to strangle
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
all (there is); as long as there is
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
that's a different matter; that's a different story
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
(only) one option; one possible choice
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
few decades; many decades; several decades
to live; to make a living; to get on with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable