means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to keep a watchful eye on
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
arrangement; pact; agreement
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then