covering; protection; backing; relief
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
being too late; losing one's final chance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
covering; protection; backing; relief
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
small hill; low hill; hillock
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent