to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
great speed; recklessly fast speed
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
while; even though; despite
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to shake off; to throw off
to knock down; to knock off
immediately; right away; on the spot
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
form; shape; figure; visage
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
and so; therefore; for that reason
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
accumulation; accumulate; store
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
according to plan; as planned; on target
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to stick into; to pierce; to run into