transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
training; drill; practice; discipline
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
orders; instructions; directive; command
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
very likely; very probable
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
leading; guiding; commanding
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to make an appeal; to urge
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
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
still; even now; to this day
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
connection; link; relationship
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
each; (arch.) you (plural)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to call together; to convene
to get one's head around; to think about
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
cost of one's food; one's board