annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
art of self-defense (defence)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
it is not (like that) either
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
too much; excessively; too
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
at once; immediately; right now
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)