clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to indicate; to show; to point to
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
small hill; low hill; hillock
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
construction; architecture (of buildings)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out