by itself; automatically; naturally
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
moment; brief space of time
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
as far as the eye can see
looking away; looking aside
to burst open; to pop; to split
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
complete change; about-face
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
main cause; primary factor