absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
killing two birds with one stone
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
recommendation; endorsement
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
serious wound; serious injury
battlefield; battleground
great commander; famous commander
one's own army; one's own team
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
priority; order of precedence
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
intelligence or information network
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to hide; to keep to oneself
inhumane weapons; weapon against humanity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)