cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
offensive (movement); aggression
spirit world; underworld; the next world
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
tank (military vehicle); chariot
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
legendary beast; magical beast
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
leopard (Panthera pardus)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to spring at; to leap upon
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out