to pour (of rain); to pound down
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
technical skill; ability; capacity
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
power; might; authority; influence
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
second (unit of time); arc second
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)