(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
many; numerous; various; large number of
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
until now; so far; up to the present
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
steady; sound; reliable; solid
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction