spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
personal feelings; self-interest
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
military authorities; army circles
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
essence; true nature; substance; reality
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to revere; to respect; to worship
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
agricultural community; farm village; rural
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to continue to do; to persist in doing
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
verge of death; dying moments
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis