direct descent; direct line
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
archery; mapping; map; morphism
Kuk Sul Do (Korean martial arts style)
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
technique; art; skill; move
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to collapse into; to flop onto
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons