decrease; reduction; decline
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
upper half of the body; upper body
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
and what is worse; to make matters worse
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
to bury; to embed; to implant
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew