in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
only; merely; but; no more than
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to take a breath; to take a short rest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to fight against; to oppose; to face
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stop walking; to pause
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
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy