measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
percent; per cent; percentage
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
forcibly; by force; against one's will
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
at first; in the beginning; originally
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
next; secondly; subsequently
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up