control of the air; air supremacy
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
heating power; thermal power; firepower
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to distract one's attention
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
concentrated fire; intense criticism
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
outside of; not covered by
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
whatever the case; under any circumstances
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
caterpillar track; continuous track
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to face; to go towards; to head towards
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off