critical point (temperature)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
to faint; to be exhausted
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
wall bearing no exposed pillars
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
aerial show; air show; airshow
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
flight dynamics; aerodynamics; aeromechanics
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
retainer; attendant; escort
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
thrust; driving force; propulsion
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
casualties; injuries and deaths