to stop talking; to break off; to pause
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
rather; sooner; preferably
military authorities; army circles
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
possession; retention; maintenance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
geothermal electric power generation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
war; fighting; fierce competition
how long; how far; how much
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
street; quarter; district; area
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
by all means; by all costs
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)