moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
deadly disease; sickness unto death
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
outside world; physical world
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
without leaving any trace
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to bring; to take; to bring about
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to blaze; to burn brightly
(insectile, especially moth) scales
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
and yet; despite (all) that