achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
large number (of); many; majority
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
intelligence agency; secret service
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
son of a bitch; piece of shit
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
management; administration; operation
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
give-and-take; give and take
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
confidentially; privately; off the record
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
carelessly; inattentively