dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
splish-splash; with a splash
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
underground; subterranean
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
germination; sprouting; budding