gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to take advantage of an opportunity
penetration; permeation; transmission
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
railroad; railway; rail transport
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
disturbance; riot; mayhem
established fact; fait accompli
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
another; different; something else
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
recall (of an elected official); removal of an elected official from office though a petition and popular vote; recall (of a defective product)
somehow; for some reason or other
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
inside the harbour; inside the harbor
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
each party; each faction; all sects
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
arrest; apprehension; capture
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight