grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
casualties; the killed and wounded
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
destabilization; destabilisation
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
moment; brief space of time
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to rally; to make a comeback
(how) many times; (how) often
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to leave as is; to ignore
most part; greater part; majority
war situation; progress of a battle
distant; remote; isolated
intercept; interception; counter-attack
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
3000; three thousand; many
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to refuse; to decline; to deny
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
foreign enemy; outside invader