sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
throw; throwing; throwing event
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
inside; interior; inner part
offense; offence; method of attack
to distract one's attention
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom