stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to approach; to draw near
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
youthful; young; young-looking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
testimony; (verbal) evidence
self-deprecating; self-mocking
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be badly made; to fail
advocate; defender; champion; backer
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter