collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
going (e.g. of a flight of stairs); length
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
calm; composed; leisurely
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
manipulation of information; spin
station; office; guardroom
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
pipe; tube; counter for injection ampoules
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
short distance; close range
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
battle dust; the tumult of war
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
reduction by half; halving
to rally; to make a comeback
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation