splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to say; to be called; to do
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
great physical power; animal strength
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
famous sword; excellent sword
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to attempt; to test; to try out
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)