attention; giving one's attention; focusing
large number (of); many; majority
personal (employee); employed; retained
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
centralization of power; centralisation of power
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
centre of (political) power
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion