to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to tell (a person's) fortune; to divine; to choose; to settle upon (a place to live); to fix (one's residence)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
true meaning; underlying principle
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
to own; to receive; to understand
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(not) in any way; in no way
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
maintaining the status quo
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
father and mother; parents
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
country; territory; domain; realm
death; the late; the deceased
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
immediately; right away; on the spot