with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
matter of time; question of time
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
if you do this; if this is the case
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
grotesque; disgusting; gross
sword skills; swordsmanship
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
possible; likely; probable
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
motive power; driving force
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante