one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
armed forces; military; troops
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
descending a mountain; descent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
having no idea; having no clue
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
the whole day; all the day
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
had better ...; had better not ...
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to limp; to drag one's feet
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
real intention; true motive; true meaning
this and that; one thing and another
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate