good performance; good work; great success
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
judgment; judgement; discernment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
above; going steadily upward
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
one way or the other; either way
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to pierce through; to break through
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
stillness; repose; standing still
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
ringing; throbbing violently
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)