to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
power; might; authority; influence
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
meaning; significance; sense
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
literally; to the letter; literal
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
any more; any further; any better; any longer
sad news; news of a death; death notice
to accept; to receive; to agree
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be led by; to be headed by
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
finally; after; following; at the end (of)