madness; craziness; insanity
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
set of three; three sets; three classes
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
5th day of the month; five days
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
situation report; status report; progress report
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
completion; perfection; accomplishment
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
going around; patrol; round; tour
one's own army; one's own team
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)