sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to carry around; to carry on one's person
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
impossible; unlikely; improbable
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to detain; to check; to restrain
to look upwards; to look up
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
(political) power; authority; influence
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
later on; eventually; afterwards
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength