collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
that is to say; so that means
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
each house; every house; many houses
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to crouch; to squat; to cower
no!; no no!; no, not at all
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)