flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
optimization; optimisation
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
endurance; perseverance; patience
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
gravitational wave; gravity wave
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to jump at; to be attracted by
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to polish up; to shine up
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to distract one's attention
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)