through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
war; fighting; fierce competition
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
moderate faction; moderates
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
pincer operation (tactic)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
how many years; how long; what year
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
political measures; policy
choice; selection; option
military force; military strength
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
check; restraint; oppression; repression
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
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far