self-; from (a time or place)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hard to get; hard to come by
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
towering (mountains); soaring; lofty; majestic
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
minuteness; one millionth
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
surmise; guess; inference
one's own child; one's own children
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
ox-headed demon (in hell)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)