offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to make a fool of (someone)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
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)
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
sharp parting remark; parting threat
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
everybody; every last one of them; all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
3rd day of the month; three days
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
they; those guys; those fellows
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial