crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
cooperation; collaboration
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
global scale; worldwide scale
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Chinese Academy of Sciences
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
change; conversion; transformation; transformation