anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
the same rank; equality; apposition
conquest; domination; mastery
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to base something on; to make something the basis
unprecedented; never seen before
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
machine technology; mechanical technology
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start