setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
each place; various places
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
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
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
preventive measure; precautionary measure
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
patriotic feelings; patriotism
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
pride; boast; credit (to)