sword skills; swordsmanship
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
power; might; authority; influence
cross; crossed; cruciform
to roll up; to be rolled up
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to crack; to develop a crack
everything; anything; nothing
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to jump at; to be attracted by
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas