critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to step forward; to take a step forward
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
with a single blow; with one stroke
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to hit hard; to strike hard
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
gale; violent (strong) wind
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty