individual; private person; personal; private
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
secrecy; highly classified information
true state; actual condition; reality
the world in general; society; convention
not necessarily so; is not always true
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
each nation; many nations; many countries
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to repeat; to do something over again
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
that's the way it is; such is life
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
much less; to say nothing of
nervousness; oversensitivity
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once