to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to surge; to well up; to gush out
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on