preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
east, west, south and north
command; control; commander
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
duty; function; office; mission; task
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
outside the country; abroad
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
supply; provision; raising; procurement