to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to turn towards; to point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to understand from experience
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
with all one's strength; with all one's might
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in