abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
preparation; provision; guarding
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cooperation; coordination; link
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
one thin flat object; one sheet
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
defense capability (defence)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
nothing but; none other than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
most part; greater part; majority
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; the matter in question