calamity; disaster; accident
snake; serpent; large snake
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to rush back; to run back
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
distinction; differentiation; classification
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
power; authority; jurisdiction
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
transactions; dealings; business
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
transom; skylight; dormer window