high efficiency; high performance
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to gain strength; to have energy
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
offensive (movement); aggression
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to pause; to have a short intermission
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
removable; detachable; demountable
roller coaster; big dipper
loading; charging; filling
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)