unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
strength; power; proficiency; ability
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
existence; possession; having; limited company
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
political situation; political affairs
main question; real issue at hand
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
financial world; business circles
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
business discussion; negotiation
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss