gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
thus; in this way; like this
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
rather than; more ... than ...
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
particularly; only; in the case of
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
opposite side; opposition
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
minority; (sexual, ethnic) minority; minority group
to help each other; to cooperate
system; institution; organization; organisation
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
(social) class; rank; grade
to look down (on); to condescend (to)