explosion; rupture; break off
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
entreaty; supplication; petition
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to be worried; to be troubled
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to begin; to set about; to start
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
several minutes; a few minutes
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
quantity (per carton, etc.); number contained (in a packet, etc.)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly