branch office; police box; local police station
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
at that time; in those days
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
something like ...; something called ...
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
because of; owing to; due to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
goodness; excellence; virtue
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
repentance; confession; penitence
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
official announcement; proclamation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake