to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to cut; to slit; to slash
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
useless resistance; vain struggle
to bring; to take; to bring about
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
cannot be compared with; no match for
big frame; large figure; huge body
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
willpower; energy; vitality
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
connection; link; relationship
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
living thing; living creature; animal; life
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)