in the background; not standing out
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
support; backing; aid; assistance
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
abstention; nonparticipation
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ten; 10; ten years of age
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
tattling; telling on (someone)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out