learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to handle (a thing) roughly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
thought; consideration; thinking
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
running as fast as one can
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
good feeling; feeling good