to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
magic bullet; magic bullets
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dealing with; coping with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
don't worry; there's no need to worry
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
difference; variation; difference
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
course; route; path; process; stages
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to stop walking; to pause
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure