abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to palm off; to force a sale
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to repeat; to do something over again
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to need; to call for; to require
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
the scruff or nape of the neck
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in name but not in reality
complete power of attorney
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)