ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
starting late; late departure
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
behind; in the rear; in back
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
insolent fellow; rude fellow
drawing a sword; drawn sword
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
power; authority; jurisdiction
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
mental derangement; madness; insanity
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to let out a cry; to break forth
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed