to appear in the newspaper
such; this sort of; like this
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
newspaper story (article, account)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
weave; weaving; woven item
8000; eight thousand; many
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
under the orders of; by order (command)
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
temple; shrine; sanctuary
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
state police; provincial police
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
popular; common; commonplace
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
smoothly; easily; readily
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery