clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
(made of) stone; stone-built
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to become dim; to become blurred
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
main street; avenue; boulevard
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
step; stride; counter for steps
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to walk away; to walk off
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
nothing but; except; no more than
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly