subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
low tone; bass; low voice
to collapse into; to flop onto
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
because of; owing to; due to
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
way out; means to escape; escape route
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to throw into; to toss into
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
armor and helmet (armour)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
rope; cord; policeman's rope
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
as if it weren't already enough
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
threat; intimidation; menace
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent