to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
(of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained
to diverge / to divert / to divide into separate streams (river flow, traffic etc) / to stream (students into different programs) / to reassign (redundant staff)
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well / to get burned both romantically and financially
reserve fund for adjustments resulting from variations in respect of currency fluctuations, inflation in non-staff costs and statutory cost increases for staff / reserve fund
reserve fund for adjustments resulting from variations in respect of currency fluctuations, inflation in non-staff costs and statutory cost increases for staff / reserve fund
Geneva Conventions relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts / Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims / Geneva Conventions of 1949
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption / Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption / Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption
Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the River Danube / Danube River Protection Convention
The four tones
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