way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
melting; fusion; liquefaction
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
more than usual (usu. time)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
rising; ascending; climbing
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
the Big Three (countries)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)