serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
for example; for instance; e.g.
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
scene; sight; scenario; setting
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours