Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
art of war; strategy; tactics
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
detour; circumvention; turning movement
defense; defence; defensive preparations
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
blow; shock; strike; batting
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
war situation; progress of a battle
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
building time; construction period
third day of the month; three days
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
second day of the month; two days
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
all present; all concerned; all of us
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)