beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
simultaneous terrorist attacks (esp. the Sep. 11 attacks)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
bedridden; confined to bed
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
man of the future; Homo futurus
sentiment; sentimentality
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to blaze; to burn brightly
Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)
talking while standing; standing around talking
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to run around; to bustle about
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
to die out; to become extinct
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)