to compete with; to vie for
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
reaction of a living body
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
armed forces; military; troops
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
restoration; repair; mending
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
inside; interior; inner part
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous