proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
central part; heart (of a city)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to stop walking; to pause
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wherein; therein; thereinto
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
duty; obligation; responsibility
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
control; check; restraint; inhibition
in the face of; in defiance of
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all