encroachment; erosion; corrosion
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
the opposite direction; the other way
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
huge; enormous; great big
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
weight; heavyweight boxer
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
perception; sensing; noticing
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
main battery; main armament
railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to fly around; to scatter
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition