direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
at; in; at; when; by; with
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
using all one's strength; using all one's might
choice; selection; option
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
bright red; crimson lotus flower
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
rate of magnification; magnification power
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
sanity; consciousness; soberness
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
lightning strike; torpedo attack
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
number of times; frequency; count
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour