work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
about this time; about now
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
(political) power; authority; influence
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
God's will; Heaven's will
connection; link; relationship
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
control; management (e.g. of a business)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
innumerable; countless; numberless
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people