device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
use; utilization; utilisation; application
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to lose sight of; to miss
to rock; to shake; to swing
to turn against; to become an enemy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to fly around; to scatter
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
accumulation; accumulate; store
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to stop walking; to pause
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
means; way; method; measure
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)