cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to serve; to work for; to attend
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
expulsion movement; boycott
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
matter of time; question of time
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
indispensable; essential; necessary
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
this world; this life; world of the living
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable