turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
full alert; special watch
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
conference room; council room
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
safety; welfare; well-being
wartime regime; war footing
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
high alert; severe warning
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
being too late; losing one's final chance
being somewhat excited (agitated)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
blood vessel; blood relationship
recovery; rescue; recapture
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)