to be breathtaking; to be stifling
gradually; slowly but steadily
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
convenient; handy; useful
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
at least; at most; (even) just
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even more; still more; further
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye