to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
tenth day of the month; ten days
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
potentiality; dormancy; latency
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
how long; how far; how much
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
postwar period; period after Second World War
last update; last updated
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
serious look (on one's face); straight face
serious; not joking; straight
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
immersion; being absorbed in
with a single blow; with one stroke
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity