assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
form; shape; figure; visage
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
sphere; counter for balls
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
personification; impersonation; embodiment
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
as you see; as you can see
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
just as one was told; like she (he) said
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on