bombarding; shelling; bombardment
all you have to do is; just; that's all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
ancestor; forefather; foremother
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
restoration; repair; mending
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
considerably; fairly; quite
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
the other day; lately; recently
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")