hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
without leaving any trace
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
unprecedented; never seen before
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
way (of doing); manner; method; means
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to discuss; to talk together
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to shave off; to scrape off
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se