exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
group; bunch; crowd; group
defense; defence; protection
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
piece; fragment; one (object)
war; fighting; fierce competition
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
foreign enemy; outside invader
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
fort; stronghold; fortification
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
simplified version; abridged edition
to attack; to assault; to assail
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
thunderous roar; roaring sound
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to put one's strength into
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to turn on; to switch on; to light up