instead; but (on the other hand)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to jar; to creak; to grate
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in one's hands; in one's control
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to attack; to assault; to assail
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
lower region; lower part; region below
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.