destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
slight wound; minor wound
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
look!; there!; here!; that is
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
yellowish; tinged with yellow
metal plate; metallic plate
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
direct control; direct supervision
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes