with a collapse; with a slump
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
party; gang; company; squad
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
chaps (in the skin); cracks
excellent answer; clever answer
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period