bajiquan (Chinese martial art)
art of self-defense (defence)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
prayer (for something); supplication
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to keep an eye on; to take care of
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
horror film; horror movie
instability; insecurity; crankiness
such; like that; that sort of
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
having no idea; having no clue
up in a tree; in the trees
seeing in the dark; night vision
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying