intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
those present; attendance
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
(fish) biting at every cast
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
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
different opinion; objection
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
long-awaited; much-awaited
gambling den; gambling house
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
each (person); everyone; individual; respective