to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
raw materials; ingredients
pure and innocent; immaculate
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
material; substance; matter
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
mass; quality and quantity
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
creation; generation; formation; derivation
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to pour forth; to spill out
brightness; splendour; splendor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
war situation; progress of a battle
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
exit; way out; outlet; vent
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
propulsive power; driving force
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
soldier; combatant; warrior
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
bullying (the weak); bully
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
intercept; interception; counter-attack