to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to burst open; to pop; to split
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
your body; your health; yourself; you
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
capacity; volume; capacitance
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
two (long cylindrical things)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
throw; throwing; throwing event
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)