unknown; obscure; insignificant
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to differ; to vary; to disagree
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
contradiction; inconsistency
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
mistake in writing; clerical error; slip of the pen
will not do; do not; does not
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
domestic affairs; internal administration
national defence; national defense
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)