- tidy, methodical
- quietly; sorrowfully
- to make way (for sth)
- lit. a thunder of dragons without a head; fig. a group lacking a leader
- over and over again; again and again
- to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
- worn out in body and soul (idiom)
- to be everywhere
- entanglement; dispute
- to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
- (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)
- famous reputation
- modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- perseverance; willpower
- term of office; CL:屆|届[jie4]; tenure (entire period in office)
- to lose power and influence
- spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
- to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity; to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc)
- to hide; to cover up; to conceal
- gap; interval
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- a city state (Greek polis)
- trickery; tactics
- foe; one's personal enemy
- all year round; for years on end; average year
- to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire
- to ask for help
- to emerge; to crop up; a little more than
- to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
- malignant; wicked; vicious (circle); producing evil; rapid (decline); runaway (inflation)
- the right to autonomy; autonomy
- to get really angry
- to hold back; to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance); to resist; esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc