shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
proposal; proposition; suggestion
choice; selection; option
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
clear; precise; definite; distinct
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
too (much); overly; excessively
(political) power; authority; influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
order of chivalry; chivalric order
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to gather; to collect; to assemble
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with