straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
specialization; specialisation
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
as far as the eye can see
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to set (sun); to become dark
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
disorder; chaos; confusion
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
outbreak of war; starting a war
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
imposing stance; daunting pose
to show up; to appear; to turn up
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
to become empty; to be emptied
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to hide; to keep to oneself
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air