violent explosion; bursting
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
rest; break; recess; intermission
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
feeling; sense; impression
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
without permission; without notice
personal attendant; valet; maid
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
intuition; instinct; hunch
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
oracle; revelation; divine message
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing