method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to employ; to hire; to charter
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
this (very thing); this precisely
duty; function; office; mission; task
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to incur someone's enmity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
fireball; bolide; fireball
violent explosion; bursting
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
head start; initiative; preemption
such; this sort of; like this
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
study; library; den; home office; reading room
(theatrical) fighting scene