to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
cooperation; collaboration
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
next; secondly; subsequently
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)