teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
commander; commanding officer; CO
strategist; tactician; schemer
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to affect; to impact; to influence
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
major cleanup; spring cleaning
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to cause someone to worry
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
neglecting; leaving alone
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
early on; earlier on; from early
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
business trip; official trip
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
surveillance camera; security camera
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive