swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
nonchalant air; unruffled air
storehouse; warehouse; godown
petrol filling station; gasoline filling station
major earthquake; large earthquake
head start; initiative; preemption
to pile up; to accumulate
casualties; the killed and wounded
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thunderous roar; roaring sound
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)