fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
handrail; railing; banister
physical strength; muscle strength
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
instability; insecurity; crankiness
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
audience; spectator; spectators
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
the reverse; other side; lining
parts; accessories; components
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
on the occasion of; at the time of
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to have a narrow escape from death
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
coincident with; while; simultaneously