severe earthquake; violent tremor
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to be selected (from among many people)
dealing with; coping with
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
several minutes; a few minutes
directly; in person; firsthand
be on your guard!; take care!
to not take seriously; to take lightly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as