to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to be selected (from among many people)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
what sort of; what kind of; what way
from where one sits; while sitting by
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
as soon as possible; ASAP
to talk to oneself; to mutter
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to walk away; to saunter off
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
receiving an electric shock
succession; continuation; series; sequence
partial; incomplete; imperfect
fortifying; fortification
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
Asura realm; scene of carnage
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
running the whole distance
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
stone (used for throwing)
leaving a matter to chance
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves