strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
ardent; passionate; vehement
party; set; gang; company; person
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
manipulation of information; spin
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
concealment; suppression; hiding
forcibly; against one's will
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
royal capital; imperial capital
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
piling up; multiple layers
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to go down in history; to remain in history
aggression; invasion; raid
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext