Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
classical form of martial art
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to grow up; to become an adult
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
grandfather; male senior-citizen
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
very loose; slowly; leisurely
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
the opposite direction; the other way
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to understand; to make out
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged