composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
anything and everything; just about everything
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to speak; to say; to vocalize
inside one's heart; in one's mind
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
eruption; volcanic eruption
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to become completely chilled
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
number of times; frequency; count
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
willpower; energy; vitality
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to make an appearance; to show up