to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
nod; inclination of the head
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
visual confirmation; sighting
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
naked eye; the physical eye
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger