speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
ability; performance; efficiency
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
difficult to ...; hard to ...
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
southern part; the south (of a region)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
foreign matter; impurities
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
thickness; profundity; depth
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
sweeping sideways; mowing down
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at least; at most; (even) just
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)