per-capita division; division according to the number of people
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
window; window (shop display)
by sheer strength; by brute force
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
developed country; advanced country
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
since when; from when; how long
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap