fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
continental state (e.g. Australia)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
split; division; break up
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
both; both sides; both parties
pair; the two; both persons; both things
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
clarification; definition
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
estimate (of costs); budget
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
all phases; each side; each surface
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
intensification; aggravation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
state of mind; mentality; psychology
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power