to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
war; battle; match; game; competition
this and that; one thing or another
one by one; one after another; successively
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
heating power; thermal power; firepower
measurement error; calculation error
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
military vessel; war fleet
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
within; inside of; less than
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe