deviation; departure; omission
reason; cause; circumstances
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
advisory level; warning level
many; much; plenty; hardly
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
succeeding; following; trailing; next
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
means of transportation; transport service
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service