bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
position; location; base; point; site
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
body; group; party; company; troupe
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
interior; inside; internal
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
professional killer; hit man
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who