tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
counter for choices, options, etc.
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
applicant; candidate; volunteer
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
intercept; interception; counter-attack
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language); stand-in (actor); double; recasting; reminting
machine translation; automatic translation; MT
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scene; sight; scenario; setting
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to break the silence; to break one's silence
rescue mission; evacuation operation