battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
above-mentioned; above-named; above
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
transfer; assignment; conveyance
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
breakdown of negotiations
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
war situation; progress of a battle
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to look around; to look towards (us)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to leave to one's imagination
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into