amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to do someone in; to bump someone off
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to encamp; to take up positions
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to pierce through; to break through
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
with all one's strength; with all one's might
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
just a minute; small quantity
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to jump into; to rush into
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
otherwise; or else; if not
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by