good citizens; law-abiding people
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
spreading; infesting; running rampant
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
great stature; large build
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
participation; joining; entry; adherence
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders