second; number two; runner-up
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
function; facility; faculty; feature
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to look around; to look towards (us)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
work-in-progress; working state
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)