spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to crumble away; to collapse
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
how many people; a number of people
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
sign; indication; omen; symptom
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
sweeping sideways; mowing down
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword