understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
this occasion; at this time; now
(courteous) invitation; call
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
monolith; large slab of rock
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
moderate faction; moderates
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(social) class; rank; grade
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
popular will; will of the people
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to complain; to make a complaint
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
cooperation; collaboration
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
friction; discord; strife
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all