reform; reformation; reorganization
method of treatment; cure; remedy
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
positive plan; constructive policy
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
finished product; finished goods; completed article
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
burglary; burglar; closet
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
total (full-scale) withdrawal; complete pullout (pullback)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes