outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to turn against; to become an enemy
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
basis for decision; evidence for judging
price; cost; value; worth; value
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to lure someone; to entice someone
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
had better ...; had better not ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
offensive (movement); aggression
general mobilization; general mobilisation
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
manly; masculine; like a man
to press a question; to cross-examine
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
physical evidence; material evidence
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
calculation; self-interest; selfishness