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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

point-blank range

3

front line; forefront

1

Kevlar

2

fibre; fiber; textile

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

to overlap

1

stab-proof; knife-proof

1

anti-

2

leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

2

modern warfare

1

heavy infantry

7

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

warrior; samurai

1

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

2

airtight

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

3

shape; form

7

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

6

muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

artificial muscle; synthetic muscle

4

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

1

armoured vehicle; armored vehicle

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

1

horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart

2

exchange; conversion

2

extreme; extremity

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

6

high; high school

2

shelter

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

3

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

steel

10

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

3

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

to act; to take action

3

to rain incessantly; to downpour

8

to escape

5

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

3

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

5

high explosive

2

pebble

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

of no concern at all; no skin off my nose

1