any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to think of; to come up with
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to put one's life on the line
scene; sight; scenario; setting
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
anything and everything; just about everything
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
preparatory phase; preparatory period
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
cease-fire; truce; armistice
leader (of an alliance); leading power