explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
the front; honest; upright; decent
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to be perturbed; to be agitated
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
group; party; team; squad; section
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right