quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
late at night; at a late hour
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
intuition; instinct; hunch
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace