to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
this (very thing); this precisely
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
war situation; progress of a battle
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to maintain; to continue to have
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
three persons; three parties
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce