flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
discretion; consideration; allowance
trunk (of the body); soma
difficult to ...; hard to ...
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
suspension bridge; rope bridge
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
to make one feel grateful
fair and square; open and aboveboard
recording medium; storage medium
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)