attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
loading; charging; filling
counterweight; counterpoise
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
vague recollection; faint memory
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
head; brains; intellect; understanding
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand