planned; scheduled; systematic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
deviation; departure; omission
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
god of death; death deity; Death
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
of no interest; not interested
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
even so; anyhow; at any rate
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance