finally; after; following; at the end (of)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
while; during; while; although; all; both
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
but; however; provided that
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
large number (of); many; majority
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
himself; yourself; herself
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
based on; on the basis of
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)