to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
opposite; reverse; contrary
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
living thing; living creature; animal; life
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
eardrum; tympanic membrane
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
detour; circumvention; turning movement
many; much; plenty; hardly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
cannot be compared with; no match for
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan