a few years ago; some years back
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
namely; that is (to say); in other words
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to worry about the future
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
serious; severe; grave; acute