rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
second (unit of time); arc second
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
very loud volume; megavolume
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to run about; to rush about
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
violent explosion; bursting
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
as a child; when one was a child
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
image change; changing one's image; makeover