to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
tall building; high-rise building
to be erected; to be built
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
stationing (troops); garrisoning
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
casualties; the killed and wounded
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
imprisonment; incarceration
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
to launch a surprise attack
fort; stronghold; fortification
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)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
maintenance; preservation; improvement
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to collect; to assemble; to gather
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
without trouble; easily; readily