to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
three-digit number; hundreds column
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
severe earthquake; violent tremor
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
great man; hero; master mind
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
diving; submerging; going underwater
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
inside; interior; inner part
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
incident; affair; happening; event
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
trick; contrivance; cleverness