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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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complicated and mysterious

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

4

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

1

not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore

1

chain of command

1

without advance notice

1

public facilities; utilities

1

setting on fire; setting afire

1

rioters; mob; insurgents

2

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

1

street; quarter; district; area

1

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

key card; card key

1

remains; corpse; (dead) body

2

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

1

government; administration; ministry

2

design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)

1

plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful

1

regulation; control

1

lust for power

1

there's no smoke without fire

1

to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

capacitor; condenser

1

transistor

1

soldering iron

2

corners of the mouth

1

enough about ...

1

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

1

stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock

1

with a thud

1

a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing

1

to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep

1

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

1

fourteen; 14

1

to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters

1

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché

1

old man; old goat

2