close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
letter; missive; note; mail
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
considerably; greatly; a lot
influence; clout; leverage
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
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
fame; popularity; reputation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
false; punish; crime; law; ruler
government office; public office; government official
system; institution; organization; organisation
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to rescue from; to help out of; to save