to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
several million; millions (of)
limited; limiting; restrictive
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to trample; to crush underfoot
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
magic bullet; magic bullets
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
terrain; geographical features; topography
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry