regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
bad influence; negative influence
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
is something that; is that which
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
southwestern part; the southwest
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
emperor of Russia (prior to 1917); tsar; czar; tzar
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
power of the state; government authority
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook