pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
main theater of war; principal battlefield
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
if it is the case that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
and; thereupon; because of that
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hometown; rural township (of China)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
outbreak of war; starting a war
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
pair; the two; both persons; both things
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure