real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
beginning; clue; starting point
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
gender; distinction of sex; sex
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to squash; to crush; to flatten
ability; performance; efficiency
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
power; might; authority; influence
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
only recently; just of late
squared timber; rectangular lumber
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight