upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
furnishings; implements; equipment
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
this (very thing); this precisely
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sweeping sideways; mowing down
eight (long cylindrical things)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
intercept; interception; counter-attack
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
same kind (race); homogeneousness
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
almost; roughly; approximately
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
ability; performance; efficiency
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
encryption; encipherment; password protection
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
technique; art; skill; move
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to knead well; to polish; to refine
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
expertise; experience; knowledge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to roll up; to be rolled up
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow