fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
carriage; movement (of the body)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
according to plan; as planned; on target
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
essence; true nature; substance; reality
ratio; proportion; percentage
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal