to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
one-by-one; separately; in detail
large number (of); many; majority
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
hostility; antagonism; opposition
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
safety; welfare; well-being
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
anything and everything; just about everything
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
outsider; layman; amateur
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk