skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to give a round of applause; to applaud
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to find fault with; to question
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
briskly; quickly; promptly
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
still; even now; to this day
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
participation; joining; entry
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around