instability; insecurity; crankiness
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to boost; to force up; to push up
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
wealth tax; capital tax; equity tax
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
disparate society; stratified society
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
firm; unshakeable; resolute
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
adoption; selection; choice
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
how long; how far; how much
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
the big two...; two major...; two main...
general classification; broad categorization
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone