(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
combination; union; binding; bond
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
course; route; path; process; means
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
although; but; even though; I wish that
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
weakening; emaciation; decline
taking an unexpected opportunity
perception; sensation; awareness
to come back; to return; to recur
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
you could say; you might say; verging on the
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be conspicuous; to stand out