disaster film; disaster movie
B-movie; B-picture; B-film
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
no; no; without; not needed
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
record high; all-time high
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
different (from); not the same (as)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to cross the line; to go too far
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
rebellious phase; rebellious age
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made