to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
meaning; significance; sense
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
war; fighting; fierce competition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
power; authority; jurisdiction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...