one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to serve; to work for; to attend
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
pride; boast; credit (to)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
preference; priority; precedence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
mountain range; mountain belt
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
disputed territory; conflict area
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to force open; to push open
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
two times; twice; two degrees
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious