one edge; one end; one side
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
(how) many times; (how) often
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a smattering knowledge of
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to take someone's life; to kill someone
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
optimization; optimisation
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
handbook; manual; guide; primer
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
obscure; vague; ambiguous
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole