several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
wherein; therein; thereinto
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
as everyone knows; needless to point out
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
formal marriage interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to arrest; to capture; to seize
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to