character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to triumph; to be elated with success
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
calm; composed; leisurely
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
many; much; plenty; hardly
plural; multiple; several