decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
number; number plate; license plate
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
three-digit number; hundreds column
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
rising; ascending; climbing
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to creep about; to crawl around
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the same; the said; likewise
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lower region; lower part; region below
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more