scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
hereabouts; around there; that area
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
moment; brief space of time
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
high and low; rise and fall
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
directly opposite; right in front
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
strength; power; proficiency; ability
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
lightning strike; torpedo attack
several shots; several blows
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
victim; injured party; sufferer
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper