(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to form a group; to form a bunch
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
thunderous roar; roaring sound
scattered; separated; dispersed
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
spray of snow (smoke-like)
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
deed; act; work; performance
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
according to plan; as planned
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock