to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to speak; to hear a voice
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
flawless; absolute perfection
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
stepwise; one step at a time
to shave off; to scrape off
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
overestimation; overvaluing
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
quadruped; four-footed animal
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
main force; chief object; mainline
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
countermeasure; counter-measure
these guys; these fellows