that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
total fire loss; completely burned
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
survival; survivor; relic
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
alert status; emergency alert
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do someone in; to bump someone off
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
declaration; proclamation; announcement
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
while; even though; despite
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
please (give me); please (do for me)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat