ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
chair; stool; post; office; position
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
here and there; everywhere
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to some extent; to a certain extent
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
as before; as ever; as it was originally
time; hour; period; class
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to fall flat; to fall face down
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
notice; attention; observation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave