self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
specialization; specialisation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
number of persons; personnel
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
had better ...; had better not ...
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
serious; severe; grave; acute
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
emperor (of Japan); mikado
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
attendance; presence; appearance
chief vassal; senior statesman
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)