just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
distant place; faraway location; far away
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
abdomen; stomach; under parts
to hit hard; to strike hard
loud sound; loud reverberation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
noisy; confused; uproarious
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
pointing out; identification
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
pride; dignity; self-worth
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually