main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
commencing with; including
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
moderate faction; moderates
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
repentance; confession; penitence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to exert oneself; to make efforts
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to intend; to be sure that
one (thing); one piece; one item
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point