to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to give; to do (something) for
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
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
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
murder; killing; murderer
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to rise; to erect; to get up
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
scenery; scene; landscape
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to slide into; to slip into
end; close; finish; termination
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)