government office; agency; board
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
while; during (the time when)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(political) power; authority; influence
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
meaning; significance; sense
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
knowing; (an) acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger