to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
phantom; vision; illusion
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
near; close by; within reach; familiar
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
one or two; a few; small number
to increase; to add to; to augment
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously