to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
critical point (temperature)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
had better ...; had better not ...
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
charcoal; charred remains
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
(having) life-and-death power (over)
reigning; controlling; dictating
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
settlement; payment of account
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way