prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
continuation; succession; series
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
material for experiments; experimental material
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
debate; panel discussion; forum
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
materials; data; document
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
very; much; greatly; a lot of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle