to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
orders; instructions; directive; command
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
each; (arch.) you (plural)
those (near the second person)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
height (of body); stature
woman; female; feminine gender
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)