approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in the meanwhile; during the time
successive generations; successive emperors
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
eastern part; the east (of a region)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
secret; private; surreptitious
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
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
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
disclosure; exposure; revelation
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances