adaptation; accommodation; conformity
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to thrust down; to push off
solution; solution strategy
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
release; emission; ejection
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
mass of rock; rock lump; block
to tower over the surroundings
(made of) stone; stone-built
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
inspection; examination; survey
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words