probability; likelihood; chances
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
tendency; trend; inclination
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
body; physical system; (the) person
magnetism; magnetic force
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
running as fast as one can
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right