futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as if nothing had happened
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
one day; (on) a certain day
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
eruption; volcanic eruption
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock