about; concerning; related to; -ish
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
(political) power; authority; influence
to get strong; to gain strength
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
cold reception; inhospitality
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to concern; to be related
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)