and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
meaning; significance; sense
to accept; to receive; to agree
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
such ... as; or some such
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to stop talking; to be silent
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
Cynthia; Synthia; Shinshia
while; during; performed in this condition
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
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...)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be opposite; to face each other
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
freedom; free man; free woman
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage