ramification; branching off
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
in accordance with; according to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
assistance; backing; reinforcements
chance (of success); odds
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
all around; as far as the eye can see
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
serious; severe; grave; acute
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to join together; to combine; to join up
letting (someone) die without helping
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
lightly; easily; carelessly
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole