substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to become clear; to be made public
first generation; founder
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
opposite side; other side
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to lean against; to set against
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(short) rest; breather; break
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
scenery; scene; landscape
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble