transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
large quantity; large amount
standing close together; bristling (with)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
piece of meat; cut of meat
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger