innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to step on (something) and break it
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
one's assessment of the situation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
beyond comparison; incomparable
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to be erected; to be built
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
something like ...; something called ...
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
attenuation; damping; decay
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)