profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
hey there; I say; see here
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
existence; being; life; survival
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
in accordance with; according to
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
battlefield; battleground
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
interruption; suspension; break
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt