engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall flat; to fall face down
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
several shots; several blows
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to kill; to choke the life out of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to be too late; to be too slow
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
encounter; engagement; battle
to make an appearance; to show up
door; gate; opening; title page
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
stirring; slight movement
equipment; harness; fittings
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation