in comparison to; rather than
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even more; still more; further
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to pass (of time); to elapse
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
is something that; is that which
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
national finance; central government finance
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(political) administration; political power
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the last half-year; second half of the year
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)