within the sphere of influence (of)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to turn completely into; to become completely
failure; mistake; blunder
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
death in battle; death on the battlefield
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
not yet known; unknown; strange
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind