price increase; rise in price
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
(death from) starvation; starving to death
urban area; urban district
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
oppression; suppression; pressure
same; similar; (just) like; equal
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to anticipate; to foresee
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
secret; private; surreptitious
revision; amendment; alteration
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
legislation; development of laws
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
transactions; dealings; business
final; eventual; ultimate
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
change in the law; legal reform
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry