inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
high; noble; refined; advanced
behavior; behaviour; conduct
inspection; examination; survey
moving tale; impressive tale
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
personal criticism; character sketch
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
boisterously; roughly; briskly
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
lethality; killing effectiveness
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached