transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
switching over to; migration; transition
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
fencing; art of wielding swords
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
technique; art; skill; move
pupil; disciple; follower
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
accurate; correct; precise; exact
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
apparent; obvious; very clear
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be expensive; to be costly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to surround; to crowd around
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
drawing a sword; drawn sword
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to run around; to bustle about
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)