level ground; plain; flatland
maintaining the status quo
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
in its entirety; whole; wholly
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
belligerence; fighting spirit
to have a narrow escape from death
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
easy to read; legible; clear
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be free; to be available
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
planned; scheduled; systematic
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
sexual discrimination; sexism
desperation; struggle to the death
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
refusal; rejection; denial; veto