virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
acceleration; speeding up
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent