to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
individual; private person; personal; private
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
stopping functioning; being out of service
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
personal; individual; private
(political) power; authority; influence
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
manufacturing cost; production cost
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
articles; supplies; parts
kindness; intimacy; friendship
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
war; fighting; fierce competition
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
interior; inside; internal
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with