acceleration; speeding up
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to accept (a thing) with thanks
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest