to rest one's chin in one's hands
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to arrive; to come to pass
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
systematic implementation; institutionalization (e.g. way, method)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to worry about; to be vexed
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
looking on (somebody) as hostile
oppression; suppression; pressure
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
offender; criminal; culprit
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
revival; restoration; resuscitation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
accession to the throne; enthronement
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up