tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bravery; courage; heroism
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
power; authority; jurisdiction
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
military forces; hosts; troops
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
transfer; transport; removal
matter of time; question of time
literally; to the letter; literal
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament