objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Buddhist country; the land of Buddha; Buddhist paradise
profitable plan; good plan
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
America and France; American-French
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
apparently; appears to be
one's own army; one's own team
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
this world; this life; world of the living
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
monolith; large slab of rock
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
difference; variation; difference
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down