opening fully; full throttle; full power
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
front; frontage; facade; main
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
electronic countermeasures; ECM
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
another thing; exception; special case
metal foil; metallic foil
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
limited; limiting; restrictive
principle; theory; fundamental truth
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
firm; strong; solid; stable
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
like this; this sort; this way
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)