painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
branch road; branch path; fork road
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
visual confirmation; sighting
right angle; perpendicular
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to be the ruin of (a person)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
high and low; rise and fall
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable