broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
to underrate; to make light of
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
very loud volume; megavolume
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to bury; to embed; to implant
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to limp; to drag one's feet
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
long ago; once upon a time
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
one by one; one after another; successively
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath