moment by moment; hour by hour
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
direct unforked road; straight path
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be worried; to be troubled
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
winning streak; good time to make a profit
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to have troubles; to have concerns
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
order; command; directions; instructions
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)