annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to form a group; to form a bunch
to be conspicuous; to stand out
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(not so) much; (not) very
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
position; location; base; point; site