lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
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)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
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)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
way of calling (something or someone)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sitting with one knee drawn up
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
dozens; scores of; decades
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
each place; various places
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to scrape off; to shave off
grandfather; male senior-citizen
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam