making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
influence; clout; leverage
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
high; noble; refined; advanced
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
nothing but; none other than
for example; for instance; e.g.
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
alone; unaided; away from home
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
important person; strategic person; key figure
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
management; administration; operation
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
enemy territory; hostile place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter