fuel consumption; gas mileage
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
standing to reason; natural
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
distant; remote; isolated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to withstand; to be able to endure
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
on countless occasions; many a time
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member