betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
retention; maintenance; preservation
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to wring the neck; to strangle
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
finishing blow; coup de grâce
criticism; commentary; review
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite