fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to send flying with a kick
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to fly around; to scatter
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
intuition; instinct; hunch
flash (of light); glint; schiller
eardrum; tympanic membrane
violent explosion; bursting
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
charred; burnt black; scorched black
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper