(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
story; tale; talk; discussion
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
in history; ever; historical
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
decrease; reduction; decline
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
at first; in the beginning; originally
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
venomous snake; poisonous snake
snake; serpent; large snake