to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thicket; coppice; brushwood
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
pitching ability; counter for pitches
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to collapse into; to flop onto
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
of course; certainly; naturally
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
other side; opposite side; other party
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
almost; roughly; approximately
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
head over heels; headlong; head first
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
lower region; lower part; region below