pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
sanitation; public health
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
three; three years of age
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can