why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
official announcement; proclamation
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
maintenance; preservation; improvement
how many people; a number of people
(social) position; status
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in order; in turn; one by one
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to emphasize; to attach importance to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
very likely; very probable
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
the other day; a few days ago
decrease; reduction; decline
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
wherein; therein; thereinto
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
again and again; repeatedly
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
immediately; right away; on the spot
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)