gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
long time; long interval; for quite some time
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
complete combustion; perfect combustion; giving one's all; doing one's best; using all of one's ability
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to flare up; to burst into flames
inside; interior; inner part
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can