absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
release; emission; ejection
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
covering; protection; backing; relief
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
match; tournament; interschool match
to repeat; to do something over again
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to leave (a scene); to step away
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
all around; as far as the eye can see
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury