expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
deep emotion; strong feelings
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
afternoon session; 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 shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
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 plate; 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
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
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 be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
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) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
self-control; self-restraint
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)