to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
slight wound; minor wound
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
extermination; annihilation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
wide turn; detour; the long way around
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
two days later; day after next; next day but one
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully