story; tale; talk; discussion
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to be infected; to be contagious
party; gang; company; squad
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
discovery; detection; finding
guard; sentinel; garrison
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
birth; creation; formation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
separation of church and state
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
unity of church and state; theocracy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
aggression; invasion; raid
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
trial; judgement; judgment
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
deportation; expulsion from the country