to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to save; to leave over; to spare
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
fusion; melting; liquefaction
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
silence; stillness; quietness
hostile party; enemy side
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation