to die out; to become extinct
river; stream; River; the ... river
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
dominion; territory; possession
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
quarrel; dispute; argument
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
choices; alternatives; options
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
development; exploitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
national crisis; national disaster
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
proper; respectable; decent; honest
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
river management; river improvement; flood control
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to nip (something) in the bud
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition