to be extraordinary; to be exceptional; to go beyond the limit
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
lightly; easily; carelessly
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
near; nearby; not far off
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
physical law; laws of physics
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
only; merely; but; no more than
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
inexcusable; unthinkable; unacceptable; utterly unexpected; totally unforeseen
another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
conflict; fighting each other