to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
government service; the bureaucracy
how many people; a number of people
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
orphan; person without friends
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
interior; inside; internal
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to look down on; to make light of
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway