unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
God's will; Heaven's will
connection; link; relationship
control; management (e.g. of a business)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
innumerable; countless; numberless
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
armory; armoury; ordnance department
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force