crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
incident; affair; happening; event
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
father; dad; husband; you; he
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to die; to lay down life's burden
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
still (continuing); as ever; further
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole