strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
with a crack; with a smash
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to increase; to add to; to augment
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
hostility; antagonism; opposition
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
is something that; is that which
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
choice; selection; option
chance (of success); odds
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
joint struggle; common (united) front
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
fate; destiny; predestination
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
region; limits; stage; level