state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
right in the midst of; right at the height of
intelligence; intellect; brains
impossible; unlikely; improbable
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
commander; commanding officer; CO
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
very young; little; childish; immature
to turn towards; to point
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
investiture of the Crown Prince
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
the people; citizens; the populace
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to manage something successfully; to be successful
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
sincere; honest; faithful
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview