end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
for a while; for some time; for a period
several years; a few years
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
endemic disease; local disease
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
knowing; (an) acquaintance
death rate; mortality rate
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
course; route; path; process; means
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
government; administration
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation