underground; subterranean
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to tower over the surroundings
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
four (long cylindrical things)
to shake off; to throw off
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
putting into operation; invocation
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to look around; to take a view of
question; inquiry; enquiry
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
flour; meal; powder; dust
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
enticement; inducement; attraction
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
material; substance; matter
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection