contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
small calibre; small caliber
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
conquest; domination; mastery
main force; chief object; mainline
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
oblique line; forward slash
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
port (left side of vessel)
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
block (of wood); chip; splinter
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
advanced level; high grade; senior
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
that is to say; so that means
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system