not only ... but (also); as well as ...
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to shake; to sway; to waver
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to squash; to crush; to flatten
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
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
cannot be compared with; no match for
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
technique; art; skill; move
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to bring; to take; to bring about
product; produce; result; fruit
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto