to blow off; to be blown off
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
exactly as stated; verbatim
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
conviction; belief; confidence
command; lead; generalship; leadership
cooperation; coordination; link
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
thought; consideration; thinking
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
with these words; while saying
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite