to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
rising; ascending; climbing
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
yoke; constraints; oppression
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
natural disaster; cataclysm
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to rank with; to rank among
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication