paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
one's new address; place where someone settles down
last days; the end; one's fate
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
true character; true heart; true spirit
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
showing one's face in public; facing another person
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
suspicious-looking; fishy
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
surrounding at a distance
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise