clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
courteous; decorous; polite
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to come to one's senses; to calm down
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
opening fully; full throttle; full power
how long; how much; to what extent
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
in succession; one by one
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to throw on the fire; to burn
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular