strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; dragonfly (esp. a large one)
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
external wound; (physical) trauma
but; however; provided that
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
heart; guts; nerve; central part
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
condition; figure; appearance; voice
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
this (very thing); this precisely
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
mask; disguise; guise; mask
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
whereabout; about where; how much
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
at first; in the beginning; originally