particularly; only; in the case of
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
rather than; more ... than ...
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
lightning strike; torpedo attack
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
reaching; attaining; arrival
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
several hundred; hundreds (of)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
thunderous roar; roaring sound
conviction; belief; confidence
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
spirituality; spiritual nature
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to push aside; to brush aside
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to stop walking; to pause
going straight on; going straight ahead
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity