cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
ten (long cylindrical things)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
deep emotion; strong feelings
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
fencing; art of wielding swords
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
blow; shock; strike; batting
waterfall; cataract; cascade
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
madder red; dark red; crimson
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to overdo; to do too much
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause