hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
remarkable; striking; obvious
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
battlefield; battleground
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
directly opposite; right in front
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
true character; true heart; true spirit
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
existence; possession; having; limited company
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
automatic; intransitive verb