- long; endless; boundless
- start; beginning
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- ready to start on sth; about to act
- (medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill
- annoyed; vexed; upset
- to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
- a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another
- to be in a tangle; to nag
- to produce a sound; to vocalize; to give voice; to articulate views or demands
- to declare one's position; to say where one stands
- identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
- to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety; to to repay; to return a favor
- (idiom) to fan the flames; to incite people; to stir up trouble
- (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
- personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest
- to share; to enjoy together
- prosperous; booming
- (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
- to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)
- to reduce the tax rate
- to expire; to run out; to come to an end
- to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
- to hype; to promote (in the media)
- taxation
- harm; to damage; to impair
- to misrepresent; to misinterpret
- New Year; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc)
- to incite; to instigate
- purse; wallet
- to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate
- financial crisis
- broadcast; CL:個|个[ge4]; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize
- farce; CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1],幕[mu4]
- to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
- ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
- to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
- to breathe
- public finance; government finance