opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
other side; opposite side; other party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
explosive; blasting powder
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
thunderous roar; roaring sound
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
threat; intimidation; menace
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
magnetism; magnetic force
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
though; notwithstanding; although
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection