unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to flee from one's enemy; to turn tail; to expose one's weakness to an adversary
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
separate; respective; different
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
rime; hoarfrost; silver frost
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
further; even more; still more; all the more
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to stick it out (until the end)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)