in comparison to; rather than
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
somersault; looping-the-loop
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
passenger; rider; good rider
diving; submerging; going underwater
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
emotional strength; force of will
short pause; short interval
several shots; several blows
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to rain incessantly; to downpour
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to be smeared; to be covered
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)