striking; remarkable; considerable
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
decision; settlement; definition
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
custom; habit; customary practice
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
scattering (in all directions)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject