nothing but; none other than
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to jar; to creak; to grate
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
high voltage; high tension
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
back (of a chair); backrest
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
pair; the two; both persons; both things
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be damaged; to receive damage
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to get distracted; to jump off the track
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse