strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
enemy territory; hostile place
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
intelligence gathering; information gathering
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
short pause; short interval
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
how long; how much; to what extent
hospitalization; hospitalisation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
competent; suitable; qualified
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation