commerce; trade; business
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
incident; affair; happening; event
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
very likely; very probable
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
motherland; fatherland; native country
one's family; family member
(present) head of a family
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be absorbed in reading
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to look around; to survey
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to rush over; to run up to
to jump upon (a moving object)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs