to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
fort; stronghold; fortification
empty lot; vacant plot of land
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
due form; official; formality
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
detour; circumvention; turning movement
east face (e.g. of a building)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
great hurry; great haste; rush
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to shut in; to confine; to contain
this and that; one thing or another
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
going straight on; going straight ahead
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough