practice; practising; experience
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
point in common; common feature
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
safety zone; traffic island
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
right beside; close to; nearby
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
action of making something; -ification
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to rock; to shake; to swing
to pluck; to pick; to tear
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin