automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
short distance; close range
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
encounter; engagement; battle
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
police officer; policeman; constable
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
street fighting; urban warfare
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
distant place; faraway location; far away
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet