focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be opposite; to face each other
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
order; command; directions; instructions
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to force open; to push open
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
nonetheless; nevertheless
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront