isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
interior; inside; internal
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
military forces; hosts; troops
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to have no chance (of succeeding)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hostility; antagonism; opposition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
main question; real issue at hand
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
blood relationship; blood relative
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
of course; certainly; naturally
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
weird; disgusting; sickening
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite