to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
unique; peculiar; special
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
delusion; trick of the imagination
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
fusion; melting; liquefaction
calm; composed; cool; quiet
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest