breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
marking; grading; scoring
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
power; might; authority; influence
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to some extent; to a certain extent
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
that is to say; so that means
continuation; succession; series
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical