dominion; territory; possession
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
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
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
suddenly; all of a sudden
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
body; group; party; company; troupe
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to bring; to take; to bring about
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
way; method; means; resource; course
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...