precipice; overhanging cliff

to offer a reward; bounty

to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension

to float (in the air etc); suspension

suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare

lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits

perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]

lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits