split; division; break up
two classes; double; two sets
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
stepwise; one step at a time
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to make a speech; to address
practice; practising; training; study
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)