terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
distinction; discrimination
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
heating power; thermal power; firepower
behind; in the rear; in back
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
intercept; interception; counter-attack
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
magic bullet; magic bullets
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
all around; as far as the eye can see
destruction; collapse; crumbling
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)