cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
honour; honor; glory; privilege
together; at the same time; same; identical
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
duty; function; office; mission; task
failure; mistake; blunder
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
already; now; no longer; not any more
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
series of battles; successive battles
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
beyond this point; from now on; after this