fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
breathing techniques; breath control
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
distress; wretched condition
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(not so) much; (not) very
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to use and then throw away
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
both; both sides; both parties
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with