cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
distinction; discrimination
clear solution; clean decision
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
thunderous roar; roaring sound
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(made of) stone; stone-built
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust