echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to push aside; to brush aside
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
end; close; conclusion; termination
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
indescribable; having no way to express
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
black and white; right and wrong