opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
ramification; branching off
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
that's true; of course; obviously
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
-like; resembling; similar to
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
housing district; residential district
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)