coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
guardian; mentor; protector
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
mental derangement; madness; insanity
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
germination; sprouting; budding
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to bring back; to restore
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to win and advance to the next round
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
preliminary arrangements; spade work
not necessarily so; is not always true
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to leave word; to leave a message
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to look upwards; to look up