to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
passage; path; route; one's way
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
defense; defence; protection
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
incident; affair; happening; event
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
commencing with; including
town; city; municipal; urban
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
life or death; existence; destiny
to be damaged; to receive damage
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
and so; therefore; for that reason
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
plural; multiple; several