god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
choux (pastry); cream puff
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
regulars; regular soldiers
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
special training; intensive training; crash course
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
amount of light; quantity of light
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
correlation; interrelation
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to tower over the surroundings
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
identification; background check; identity confirmation
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to press a question; to cross-examine
severe punishment; rigorous measures