to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
decrease; reduction; decline
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
reform; reformation; reorganization
to be smeared; to be covered
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
all eyes; public attention
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
common people; ordinary people; masses
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
possession; retention; maintenance
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
limited time; limited-time offer
convenient; handy; useful
item; something that one "just has to have"
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to rule; to govern; to administer