beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
wherein; therein; thereinto
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
aggression; invasion; raid
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through