to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make a speech; to address
personal feelings; self-interest
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to glare at each other; to confront each other
other side; opposite side; other party
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
real experience; actual observations
difference; variation; difference
not yet known; unknown; strange
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
finishing blow; coup de grâce
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy