bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
scale; scope; plan; structure
town; city; municipal; urban
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
3000; three thousand; many
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
armed forces; military; troops
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to figure out; to get an idea