virile; tough; masculine; intense
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
proletariat; lower classes
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
several people; a few people
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
deep emotion; strong feelings
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
there being no use in arguing (about it)
arrest; apprehension; capture
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in the background; not standing out
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering