stepping back; drawing back
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
covered in mud; mud-caked
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
it seems so; that's what it looks like
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
real experience; actual observations
depiction; description; portrayal