to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to crouch; to squat; to cower
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
power; might; authority; influence
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
don't you think?; indicates question
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
this and that; one thing or another