domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
(political) power; authority; influence
powerful person; influential person
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
how; in what way; how about
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
wandering; rambling; roaming
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in comparison to; rather than
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
form; shape; figure; visage