renewal; update; innovation; improvement
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
incident; affair; happening; event
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to move forward; to move on
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
second day of the month; two days
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to continue to do; to persist in doing
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
the scruff or nape of the neck
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
questionnaire; survey; poll
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
detour; circumvention; turning movement
in the same way as; just like
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story