rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
government; administration; ministry
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
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
worst; worst-case (scenario)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to overdo; to do too much
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
(national) capital (city); metropolis
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
soon; shortly; before long
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring