to take a veneer off something
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to succeed; to bear fruit
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
reduction by half; halving
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
all times and places; all ages and countries
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
celestial sphere; the heavens
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment