unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
loser; defeated person; the defeated
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
quiet; still; surreptitious
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
strong pressure; heavy pressure
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation