plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
another; different; something else
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
interference; intervention; meddling
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
fireball; bolide; fireball
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
most favorite; in high favor
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to shed light; to cast light
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten