gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
these guys; these fellows
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to pause; to have a short intermission
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(made of) leather; leather-bound
third time lucky; third time's the charm
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
personal; individual; private
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
redoing; doing over again
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
turn away no one; do not cast out those that come to you
do not pursue those who leave you
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
interference; intervention; meddling
distant look; faraway look
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
roundhouse kick; turning kick
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
great physical power; animal strength
risk aversion; risk reduction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary