self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hard to get; hard to come by
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
towering (mountains); soaring; lofty; majestic
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
minuteness; one millionth
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
surmise; guess; inference
one's own child; one's own children
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible