level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
secret information; intelligence
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to have a talk; to tell a story
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
how much; how many; to what extent
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to be led by; to be headed by
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities