complete recovery of health
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
how long; how far; how much
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to become inverted; to become reversed
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
environment; circumstance
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
body; physical system; (the) person
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
invisibility (through magic)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
personification; impersonation; embodiment
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)