hand used like a sword in striking
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plural; multiple; several
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
if so; in that case; in that situation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
thousands; several thousand
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
unusual space; other dimension
chair; stool; post; office; position
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
tradition; legend; folklore
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take away; to carry off