if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
(not) even once; (not) ever
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to get one's breath back; to calm down
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
everyday life; daily life
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
regret; repentance; remorse
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
killing two birds with one stone
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
ancestor; forefather; foremother
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
technique; art; skill; move
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
observation; survey; watching
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
twice; again; second time
how others look at you; what others think about you
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)