military personnel; soldier
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
defense; defence; protection
inner structure; internal anatomy
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
possession; retention; maintenance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
in person; personally; directly
to temper thoroughly; to train well
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to rub; to scrub; to scrape