inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
possession; retention; maintenance
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
honor; honour; credit; prestige
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
and so; therefore; for that reason
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
political measures; policy
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
at that time; in those days
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
adoption; selection; choice
natural calamity; disaster
aimlessly; without a goal
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
property; fortune; assets
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
duty; obligation; responsibility