magic bullet; magic bullets
Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199; king of England)
impossible to knock over; unbeatable; indestructible
to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of); to rack one's brain
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to take command; to give direction
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
convergence point; convergent point
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
castle tower; keep; donjon
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to stay calm; to keep cool
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
every person; each one; everybody