zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
military forces; hosts; troops
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
paper articles; containers, etc. made of paper
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
packing; crating; packaging
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
wide difference; a world of difference
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group