collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
tenth day of the month; ten days
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
due form; official; formality
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to head home; to leave for home
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
turmoil; chaos; confusion
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
recuperation; medical treatment
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name