to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
place where one works; construction site; working area
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
to pay attention; to be watchful
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
fear; dread; fright; willies
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on