standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to jump up and down; to hop
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
vast; limitless; boundless
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
(already) known; established
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
three sides; small offering stand
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to take a breath; to take a short rest
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
a little bit; a little while
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
firing line; caustic curve
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke