major incident; major happening; big scandal
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
failure; mistake; blunder
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
site; point on a map; spot
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
incident; affair; happening; event
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
settlement; solution; resolution
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.