had better ...; had better not ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
cautious theory; conservative theory
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
worst; worst-case (scenario)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
such; like that; that sort of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
for example; for instance; e.g.
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up