natural calamity; disaster
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
guess; conjecture; surmise
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
meaning; significance; sense
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get one's head around; to think about
correction; revision; amendment
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to concern; to be related
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
salamander (in mythology)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
like this; this sort; this way
order; discipline; regularity; system; method