to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
raging bull; ferocious bull
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
inundation; submersion; flood
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
grasp; catch; understanding
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
with a squish; with a splat
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
how many people; a number of people
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living