comparing heights; comparison of statures
military service; combat experience
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to survive a life-threatening situation; to be out of danger
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
countermeasure; counter-measure
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
answering machine; answerphone
Alison; Allison; Allyson; Alyson
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
one large ...; a great ...
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
magic bullet; magic bullets
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg)
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
SUV; sport utility vehicle
faculty of humanities; school of humanities
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris