to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
simple; simplified; easy; plain
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
bipartite; in two parts; double
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
to put one's strength into