approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
blow; shock; strike; batting
to be prolonged; to drag on
absolutely; positively; decidedly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
going into battle; departure for the front
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to shake one's head (in denial)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
mobilization; mobilisation
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well