pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
even more; still more; further
way out; means to escape; escape route
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
telecommunications; correspondence
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
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
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match