with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
fireball; bolide; fireball
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
inaccurate; incorrect; inexact; imprecise
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to feel a chill run down one's spine
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
handsome young man; Adonis
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
probably good; fine, isn't it?; very well
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing