strangeness; abnormality; disorder
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
perfect; complete; flawless
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
riding fast; driving a horse fast
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice