high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
absorption; suction; attraction
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
around the world; throughout the world
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
disputed territory; conflict area
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
comparatively; relatively
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
workshop; studio; atelier
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now