faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
being too late; losing one's final chance
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
suffix for familiar person
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue