strength needed to pull back a bow
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
serious; not joking; straight
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to apologize; to apologise
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
human relations; personal relationships
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
tall figure; high stature
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
looking away; looking aside
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
practice; practising; training; study
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on