initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
place; position; location; position; standing; status
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to rant and rave; to raise hell
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
people; men and women; each person; everybody
witnessing; observing; sighting
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to make an appearance; to show up
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle