average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
fireball; bolide; fireball
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to take a breath; to take a short rest