to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to roll up; to be rolled up
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
to join together; to combine; to join up
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
usually; under usual circumstances
power; might; authority; influence
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
several minutes; a few minutes
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset