fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to crouch; to squat; to cower
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
historic; historical; traditional
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
state of the war; war situation
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
main battery; main armament
orders; instructions; directive; command
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to squash; to crush; to flatten
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health