tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
almost; roughly; approximately
anything and everything; just about everything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
not caring; not giving a damn
equality; impartiality; evenness
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
annual (plant); first-year student
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
junior high school student; middle school pupil
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation