secrecy; highly classified information
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
military sword; saber; sabre
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sword skills; swordsmanship
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
party; set; gang; company; person
to show up; to appear; to turn up
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
two classes; double; two sets
next generation; future generation
debut; opening; first public exhibition
this (very thing); this precisely
strongest ever; most powerful in history
careful observation; close attention
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
comma; decimal point; radix point
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar