clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to smash; to break into pieces
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
moving about; stirring about
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why