tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
drawing a sword; drawn sword
loud sound; loud reverberation
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
point in common; common feature
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
short distance; close range
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first-class goods; A-grade product
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
SIG; special interest group
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
self-defense; self-defence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego