suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
successively; one after another
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
passions; sexual desire; lust
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
pricking; stinging; tingling
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
region; limits; stage; level
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
practice; practising; exercise; training
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
(walking) stick; cane; wand
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...