to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
wind; wind instrument; window
single word; a few words; brief comment
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
walking briskly; determinedly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
manner of using one's hands