ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to understand from experience
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
right behind; just behind; directly behind
front; frontage; facade; main
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)