composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(giving) instruction; initiation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
practical problem; practical matter
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to need; to call for; to require
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
small fraction; small proportion
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
view; opinion; finding; findings
to state; to express; to mention
making efficient; optimization
place; room; margin; scope
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
art of self-defense (defence)