promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
virtuous act or deeds; goodness
egoism; egotism; selfishness
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
unconditionally; as a rule
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
accurate; correct; precise; exact
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to rewrite; to adapt (e.g. a novel)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
both languages; both words
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
disclosure; exposure; revelation
custom; habit; customary practice
work style; way of working
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion