just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
high voltage; high pressure
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to surge; to well up; to gush out
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to become dim; to become blurred
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
two (long cylindrical things)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend