attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to ask a question; to ask questions
back (of a chair); backrest
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
specialization; specialisation
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
comparatively; relatively
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
outside world; physical world
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft