to lose sight of; to miss
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
encounter; engagement; battle
heating power; thermal power; firepower
the reason is ...; it is because ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
otherwise; or else; if not
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to pass on an order; to pass the word
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to join together; to combine; to join up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
preference; priority; precedence
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
defense; defence; protection
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
planned; scheduled; systematic
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second