shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to leap back; to jump back
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
acceleration; speeding up
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to go past; to pass; to pass by
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
breath; breathing; bracelet
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down