nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
power; might; authority; influence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
rather; better; instead; if anything
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
single line (of ships); single line formation; line of battle
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
high and low; rise and fall
difference; variation; difference
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to encamp; to take up positions
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to press against each other; to huddle together
scaling; climbing; ascending
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
considerably; fairly; quite
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing