useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
severe wound; serious wound; gash
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
startup (interval of) time
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
written and spoken words; description
to rush back; to run back
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
walking briskly; determinedly
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
nasal mucous membrane; nasal mucosa
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
versatility; multiplicity of use
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
performing without rehearsal
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
these guys; these fellows
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
deflagration; knocking (e.g. in car engines)