tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
great cause; moral law; justice
insubordination; disobedience
patriotic feelings; patriotism
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to go with the flow; to go with the times
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
advocate; defender; champion; backer
separation; farewell; parting
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival