before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
Chinese poem with five characters per line
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
decision; settlement; definition
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
grim; stern; stark; heartless
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to become inverted; to become reversed
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
gazing at (in wonderment)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy