basement floor; underground floor
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
flashing lights; revolving lights; lights used on the top of emergency vehicles
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
penetration; permeation; transmission
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
early (days); initial stage; initial
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
making one's best exertions