brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
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
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
feigned; pretending (not to know)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately