metre; meter; meter; gauge
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
very good luck; excellent fortune
close call; narrow escape
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reopening; resumption; restarting
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist