as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suddenly; all of a sudden
fear; dread; fright; willies
iron maiden (torture device)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
unusual space; other dimension
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to lose heart; to lose motivation