meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
greedy; avaricious; covetous
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to try all possible means
interest; rights; concession
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
in succession; one by one
force of a fire; force of flames
secret understanding; collusion
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
small number; few; minority
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
eruption; volcanic eruption
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
men and women of all ages
work; labor; labour; toil
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
declaration of war; proclamation of war
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
you; (arch.) your residence
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor