skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
Slow (Kylie Minogue song)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fighting sport; combat sport; martial art
three sides; small offering stand
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces