good policy; wise policy; best plan
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
mental; spiritual; emotional
to sniff out; to get wind of
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
time; season; period; phase; stage
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
plural; multiple; plural (number)
royal capital; imperial capital
to manage something successfully; to be successful
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)