assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to squeeze out; to wring out
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not worth considering; out of the question
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
higher rank; better position
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
heaven and earth; top and bottom
society; public; community; social studies
serious; severe; grave; acute
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
preference; priority; precedence
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
murder; killing; murderer