good; goodness; right; virtue
guidelines for action; personal principles
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
approximation; having a close resemblance
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
art of self-defense (defence)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
all you want; as much as one wants
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to satisfy the requirements
France; French (language)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
matter of time; question of time
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
time; season; period; phase; stage
proposal; offer; request; application
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be born; to come into the world
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination