disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
surface-to-air missile; SAM
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
on the occasion of; at the time of
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
upper half of the body; upper body
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
contest of strength; trial of strength
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
dull sound; muffled sound
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase