mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
in accordance with; according to
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
temporary; transitory; short-lived
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you