be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
strong interaction; strong force
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
turmoil; chaos; confusion
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
-less; lacking; non-existing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case