Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
intelligence operative; spy
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
true state; actual condition; reality
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
pre-war days; before the war
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
though; notwithstanding; although
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to capture; to seize; to plunder
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like