to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
complete stranger; total stranger
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
tradition; legend; folklore
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
nothing but; none other than
authenticity; credibility
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
connection; link; relationship
messenger; envoy; emissary
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
bringing; taking; carrying
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; book or document that is factual in nature
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
imperial court; royal court
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to get strong; to gain strength
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
next term; next period; next version; next release