indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cannot be helped; unavoidable
just because; even if; even though
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get one's head around; to think about
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
number of persons; personnel
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
one edge; one end; one side
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)