hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
(not) a single person; (no) one
reduction by half; halving
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(already) known; established
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
locational advantage; advantageous position
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
5th day of the month; five days
total; sum total; total amount
8000; eight thousand; many
equal amount; same quantity
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
folding; collapsible; telescopic
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
one example of (when there are more examples)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
counterweight; counterpoise
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means