sympathy; compassion; pity
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
fall; drop; descent; coming down
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
loading; charging; filling
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
development; exploitation
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
counterweight; counterpoise
the West; the Occident; Western countries
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season