left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
inside; interior; inner part
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
short pause; short interval
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to polish up; to shine up
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to reflect; to throw back light
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
general; popular; common; typical
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(direct) hit; straight shot
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
several shots; several blows
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
composite; combined; complex
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one (thing); one piece; one item
to get change back; to be more than enough
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to recall; to remember; to recollect
platoon commander; section commander
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
squad leader; group leader; team leader
long-serving soldier; veteran
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to rebuke; to scold harshly