stealthily; secretly; in secret
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good performance; good work; great success
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
battlefield; battleground
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one's younger days; when one was young
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to temper thoroughly; to train well
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
every person; each one; everybody
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station