pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
amount of trade; trade volume
decrease; reduction; decline
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
going to the United States
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
military force; military strength
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
rogue nation; rogue state
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
guard; security (officer); guardsman
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
woman; lady; adult female