wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
beforehand; in advance; previously
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
very likely; very probable
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
cargo; freight; money or assets
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
caterpillar track; continuous track
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
serious; severe; grave; acute
how long; how far; how much
attack; drive; advance; invasion
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry