blow; shock; strike; batting
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Chinese poem with five characters per line
desperation; struggle to the death
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
metallic sound; metallic clank
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash