purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
calm; composed; leisurely
out of character; unlike one
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
powder snow; powdery snow
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
homogenization; homogenisation
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
threshold of consciousness
dispute; argument; contention
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
riskiness; (level of) danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
not limited to; not just ...