to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
directly opposite; right in front
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
power; might; authority; influence
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
the front; honest; upright; decent
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)