law of nature; natural law
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
carbonization; carbonisation
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
senior high school student
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best