people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
questionnaire; survey; poll
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to concern; to be related
infrared rays; infrared radiation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
originally; by nature; from the start
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
survival; survivor; relic
to order; to command; to appoint
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
operation; functioning; running
remote control; remote operation
landing; alighting; touch down
never ceasing; never ending; endless
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
interception; monitoring; tapping
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
sanity; consciousness; soberness
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
honor; honour; credit; prestige
words of praise; eulogy; compliment