two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
these guys; these fellows
500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to pass on an order; to pass the word
gross national product; GNP
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to put into effect; to put into practice
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
document; official papers
Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
scrap; junk; waste material
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
utmost limit; extremity; result
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to spend time (on doing something)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
generation; lifetime; age
(someone else's) child; child; kid
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
hard to get; hard to come by
imperial command; royal command
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to triumph; to be elated with success