proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
field gun; field artillery
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
according to plan; as planned; on target
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
hills and fields; countryside
harmful animal; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
blunder; slip; error; error
guess; speculation; supposition
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
critic; reviewer; commentator
prophet; predictor; prognosticator