glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
above; going steadily upward
intercept; interception; counter-attack
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to give a round of applause; to applaud
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
still; even now; to this day
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)