near; close by; within reach; familiar
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
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
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be sacked; to be dismissed
serious look (on one's face); straight face
independent state; independent nation
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
about the same; about equal to; close match
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
landowner; landlord; landlady
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
(national) capital (city); metropolis
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia); Ulan Bator
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
going around; patrol; round; tour
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something