antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
until now; so far; up to the present
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
sun; saint; San (people); son
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
secret; private; surreptitious
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
final; eventual; ultimate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if so; in that case; in that situation
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking