high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
government; administration; ministry
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
labor; labour; manpower; working force
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
property; fortune; means; assets
outside the country; abroad
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
diplomatic; diplomatically
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
economic blockade; embargo
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
eastern part; the east (of a region)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
military authorities; army circles
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
military force; military strength
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
armed group; armed insurgents
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate