(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
extinction; annihilation; destruction
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
tank (military vehicle); chariot
caterpillar track; continuous track
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
armed forces; military; troops
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to live through; to survive
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
relieving; refreshing; satisfying
house where the family is out
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
for dear life; barely escaping alive
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
outward appearance; apparent
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
hot topic; talk of the town