way; method; means; resource; course
besides; in addition; also; moreover
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
in that manner; like that
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a considerable number; a fair number
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass