contest of strength; trial of strength
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
quite; utterly; really; completely
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
until now; so far; up to the present
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
certainly; surely; definitely