split; division; break up
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
both; both sides; both parties
pair; the two; both persons; both things
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to take over; to hand over
clarification; definition
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
estimate (of costs); budget
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
intensification; aggravation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
state of mind; mentality; psychology
mechanism; organization; organisation
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
underground world; underground society
reigning; controlling; dictating
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time