carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
synchronization; synchronized swimming
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
you (plural); all of you; you all
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to have a talk; to tell a story
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
failure; mistake; blunder
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that