aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
in succession; one by one
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
battle formation; military formation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
these guys; these fellows
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
vitality; (one's) life force
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
end of life; death; annihilation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse