to take away; to carry away
never ceasing; never ending; endless
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
whole nation; whole land; whole country
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to continue (going along some trend)
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
every place; various places
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
8000; eight thousand; many
while moving; on the move
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
when; how soon; how long until
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
postwar period; period after Second World War
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
one party; one faction; one clique
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)