disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
headquarters; head office; main office
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be able to manage somehow or another
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
with a snap; with a crack
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)