a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
one more time; once more; once again
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to maintain; to continue to have
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
diversion; distraction; feint
to shake off; to throw off
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
surface of the earth; ground surface
head over heels; headlong; head first
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
attitude control; postural control
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake