emotional strength; force of will
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
for today; for the time being
dry riverbed; river beach
(small) stone; rock; pebble
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
witnessing; observing; sighting
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
fireball; bolide; fireball
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
violent thunder; fierce lightning; thunder and lightning
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thunderous roar; roaring sound
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))