question and answer session
from here; from this place
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
concession; conciliation; compromise
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to put into effect; to put into practice
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to draw back; to leave (the area)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy