birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
senior high school; high school
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
government office; agency; board
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
intelligence operative; spy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
intelligence agency; secret service
serious; severe; grave; acute
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
internal conditions; true state of affairs
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
secret information; intelligence
strength; power; proficiency; ability
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture