force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to make a speech; to address
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
reality; actuality; hard fact
timewise; temporal; chronal
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
alone; by oneself; on one's own
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
coating (esp. lacquering)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop