how many people; a number of people
to claim victims; to leave casualties
method of treatment; cure; remedy
development; exploitation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
prevention; precaution; protection against
notice; attention; observation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
one's mental make-up (structure)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
compelling force; legal force
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn completely into; to become completely
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
goodness; excellence; virtue
complete; whole; perfect; safe
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast