dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
violent explosion; bursting
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to feel a chill run down one's spine
extensive; vast range; wide scope
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
reopening; resumption; restarting
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
reaching; attaining; arrival
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
what's what; heads or tails
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter