blow; shock; strike; batting
first-class goods; A-grade product
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
material; substance; matter
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
close to the wall; alongside the wall
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to revere; to respect; to worship
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK