frantic dash; rushing at full speed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to give directions; to issue instructions
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni
eruption; volcanic eruption
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to encamp; to take up positions
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to get strong; to gain strength
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
direction of travel; direction of movement
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke