dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
female private parts; female genitals
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
worst; worst-case (scenario)
being declared the winner of a bout
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
smooth-bore gun; unrifled gun
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
not necessarily so; is not always true
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to knock down; to knock off
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer