to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
calculation; estimation; computation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
weight; heavyweight boxer
being dotted with; being scattered
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
what's what; heads or tails
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
Middleton (Britain); Middlton; Myddelton
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
upper end; top; tip; top edge
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
treble; high singing voice