starting late; late departure
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
classification; categorization; sorting
special education; special needs education
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
clause; article; stipulations
being circumscribed by one's own words and actions
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
rational; reasonable; logical
how; in what way; I wonder
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
tools and materials; equipment and materials
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
research and development; R&D
finish; finishing; finishing touches
in order; sequential; seriatim
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
outbreak of war; starting a war
Chongqing government; Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War
one by one; in detail; minutely
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth