structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
difference; variation; difference
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to burst open; to pop; to split
loud sound; loud reverberation
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
had better ...; had better not ...
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method