Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
usually; under usual circumstances
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
naturally; of course; understandably
business rival; professional jealousy
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
impossible; unlikely; improbable
possible; likely; probable
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
businesslike; professional
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house