important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
blow; shock; strike; batting
rising; ascending; climbing
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
greater than ...; bigger ...
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
intelligence; intellect; brains
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous