executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
accomplice; co-conspirator
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
very careful; thoroughly prepared
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
amount of material resources
to talk; to carry meaning
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
distant place; faraway location; far away
record high; all-time high
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
three sides; small offering stand
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
exploitation; overuse; abuse
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
mountain stream; mountain torrent