to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
simple and clear; plain and simple
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
defense; defence; fielding
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
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
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
like this; this sort; this way
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
toxin; poisonous substance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)