to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
this occasion; at this time; now
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
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 smattering knowledge of
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)
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
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
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
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features