axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
great speed; recklessly fast speed
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to rock; to shake; to swing
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
water vapour; water vapor; steam
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to change the position of
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
pale; pallid; bluish-white
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream