to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
creation; generation; formation; derivation
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
intensification; aggravation
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to kick into (e.g. a ball into the goal)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to unfold; to unroll; to open
reopening; resumption; restarting
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to become desperate; to give in to despair
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone