calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
pillar of fire; blazing column
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
short and stout; small but wide around
side parting; hair parted to one side
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
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 arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
suited figure; person in a suit
disheveled hair; unravelled hair
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
melting; fusion; liquefaction
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
flaring up; bursting into flames
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers