by any standard; (not) even as flattery
singing voice; (sound of) singing
and then; and so; and; so then
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
region; limits; stage; level
artificial intelligence; AI
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
phantom; vision; illusion
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
all you have to do is; just; that's all