carnivore; carnivorous animal
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
breastplate; chest protector; bib
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
mass; quality and quantity
one grade; first-class; primary
circulation; dissemination
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
even if not; even without
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
intensification; aggravation
point of compromise; common ground
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
high efficiency; high performance
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to enter into diplomatic relations
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent