situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
population ageing (aging)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
minimum; at the very least
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
duty; obligation; responsibility
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar