while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
pull; patronage; tug; discount
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
military force; military strength
witnessing; observing; sighting
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
safety; welfare; well-being
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
such; like that; that sort of; very
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
civilized person; civilized people
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Greek character; Greek characters
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during