losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to claim victims; to cause casualties
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
struggle (for); scramble; contest
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to appear all together; to be all present
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
(abbr) Harvard University
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
study; research; investigation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately