to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
genuine; authentic; true; real
made-to-order; custom-made
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to bite off; to gnaw through
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(distant) howling; backbiting
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things