order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
advance; moving forward; progress
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
to stop (plug) one's ears
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
grasp; catch; understanding
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
surroundings; environs; circumference
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
dozens; scores of; decades
fireball; bolide; fireball
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create