lightning strike; torpedo attack
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
high voltage; high pressure
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
people; citizens; subjects; folk
innermost depths of one's heart
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
power; authority; jurisdiction
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to frolic about; to mess around
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)