thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
in the end; at the end of the day
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
naked eye; the physical eye
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
training; drill; practice; discipline
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to become settled; to be fixed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
feeling keenly; fully realizing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
self-protection; self-defence
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of