loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
if so; in that case; in that situation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I see; that's right; indeed
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious