mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
minority group (party); minority
like this; this sort; this way
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
surveillance camera; security camera
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
area; region; district; locality
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick