hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to pause; to have a short intermission
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
running as fast as one can
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
in the end; at the end of the day
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
reopening; resumption; restarting
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes