sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
in the meanwhile; during the time
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
accurate; correct; precise; exact
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation