coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
decimal; decimal digit; decimal number
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sentence structure; grammatical construction
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
three parts; three copies
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
International System of Units; SI
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
besides; moreover; in addition
most part; greater part; majority
definite decision; final decision
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
system; organization; organisation; architecture
rational; reasonable; logical
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
trade liberalization; trade liberalisation
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
General Staff Headquarters
countermeasure; counter-measure
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit