varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
bajiquan (Chinese martial art)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
done; just done; just finished
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
principle; theory; fundamental truth
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
testimonial; certificate of commendation
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)