martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to slide into; to slip into
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
final; eventual; ultimate
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
due form; official; formality
one day; (on) a certain day
standing on one's feet for a long time
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
production (e.g. play); direction
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
impossible to do (although wants to)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
explanation; interpretation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
planning; project; plan; design