to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
overflow; abundance; exuberance
(having experienced) many battles
old soldier; veteran; old hand
security; stability; safety; peace
being all smiles with joy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
with a start; with a jump
crash; smash; crunch; bang
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
mineral matter; metallic property
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
valuable article; valuables
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to throw away; to abandon
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect