to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to watch over; to watch attentively
interruption; suspension; break
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
working; in operation; running; active
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack