muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
flustered; confused; panicked
something; some kind of; for some reason
installation (esp. software)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
fighting stance; fighting pose
(computer) command; command key; commando
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
increase in speed, acceleration
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
armament; soldier's equipment
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sword; blade; single stroke
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to make sense; to be meaningful
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
killing and wounding; bloodshed