great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
several years; a few years
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
revival; restoration; resuscitation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
naval port; naval station
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
scale; scope; plan; structure
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
underground organization; underground organisation
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility