- to be constrained by; due to (a constraining factor)
- human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
- majority; most
- a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat
- the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface
- powerful; forceful; vigorous
- weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
- circumstances; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- common ground
- mediocre; indifferent; commonplace
- item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
- thorny (problem); intractable
- to face; to confront
- to emphasize (a statement); to stress
- the most important; of chief importance
- regular meeting
- I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
- to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- unique; distinctive
- same type; category 1 (i.e. class A)
- nature; characteristic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to merge; to annex
- and even; to go so far as to
- 百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of
- to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
- long-term; long-range
- gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
- incessant
- pressure
- extended family; big family; harmonious group
- 应 yìng: 应 ying4: to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with应 Yīng: 应 Ying1: surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]应 yīng: 应 ying1: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
- to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
- competitive strength; competitiveness
- price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
- to have unique (talent, insight etc)
- superiority; dominance; advantage
- to lose; to forfeit
- case; (for) instance; example; CL:個|个[ge4]
- grave; serious; severe; critical
- late stage; later period
- gradually
- to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
- New England
- region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)