armoring; armouring; armor; armour
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
operation; functioning; running
directionality; directivity
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
imposing stance; daunting pose
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
disadvantageous; long (odds)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism