hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
innumerable; countless; numberless
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
ray (of light); beam; light
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
running away; escaping on foot
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
being very good at; strongest point
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to run around; to bustle about
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to intend; to be sure that
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
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)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to push aside; to brush aside