hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to complete decisively; to do to completion
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
how can (one) do something
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
next; secondly; subsequently
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
column of water; water column
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
intelligence gathering; information gathering
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to not believe one's ears
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to thrust away; to send flying
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
than; other than; except; but
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)