catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
varistor; barista; barrister; ballista
when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to smoke animal out of its den
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
three-digit number; hundreds column
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
rescue mission; evacuation operation
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
loading; charging; filling
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
no regrets; without regrets
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to be entwined; to be involved
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
recovery; rescue; recapture
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
family structure; family composition; family makeup
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
emergency staircase; emergency stairs