self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to gain fame; to make one's name
carrying out one's original intention
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to tumble down; to roll down
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to indicate; to show; to point to
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
turning sideways; landscape orientation
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
king; monarch; ruler; champion
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission