(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
iron sand; magnetite sand
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
in perfect form; going swimmingly
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to try all possible means
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
property; fortune; assets
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
justice; fairness; impartiality
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
subscriber; reader; admirer
listings magazine; informational magazine
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other