pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
danger; peril; hazard; risk
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
explosion; rupture; break off
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to kill; to choke the life out of