sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to rush over; to run up to
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
trivial; not amounting to much
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
many-legged; octopus-like
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
timewise; temporal; chronal
twice; again; second time
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
defense; defence; protection
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to become empty; to be emptied