child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ability; performance; efficiency
historic; historical; traditional
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
reason; cause; circumstances
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
even if not; even without
to be selected (from among many people)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
descendant; posterity; offspring
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
family; relatives; dependents; household