deadly serious; deadly earnest
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
natural calamity; disaster
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
pride; dignity; self-respect
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at