pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
cross; crossed; cruciform
to thrust before; to thrust at
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
directly under; falling perpendicularly
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
literally; to the letter; literal
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
silence; stillness; quietness
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to escape from; to get out
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
dubious; puzzled; suspicious