middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
trainer aircraft; training plane; trainer
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
if it is the case that ...
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
choices; alternatives; options
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to go out and away; to leave
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
within the jurisdiction of