precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
environment; circumstance
living person; the living
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to make a person's blood run cold
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body