first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
how many people; a number of people
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
not necessarily so; is not always true
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
group; bunch; crowd; group
queendom; country ruled by a queen
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to play a leading role; to play a central part
scale; scope; plan; structure
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
degree of familiarity; popularity
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan