health; healthy; sound; fit
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations); authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic); Chinese classical literature
clear writing; specification
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
doing whatever one pleases
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
oppression; suppression; pressure
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
landed farmer; owner farmer
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy