thick; bulky; massive; heavy
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
severe earthquake; violent tremor
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
opposite side; opposition
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
waterpower; running water; falling overboard; draining (of a rice paddy before harvest)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
expectation; anticipation; forecast
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to have a narrow escape from death
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
half-crying; being on the verge of crying