impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
matters for investigation; matters to be examined; research agenda
to fill a hole with earth
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to attempt; to test; to try out
to refer to; to use as reference
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
demonstration; show of force
intelligence gathering; information gathering
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
suggestion; hint; implication
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
research and development; R&D
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to fold up; to fold into layers
joint; seam; joining point
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
relief squad; rescue party
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
irony of fate; twist of fate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing