to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to show signs of; to appear
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to take measures (against); to take steps
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
one's long-cherished desire
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise