trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
not worth doing; waste of effort
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
crystalline lens (of the eye)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
loud sound; loud reverberation
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
street; quarter; district; area
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
characteristic vibration; normal mode
resonance; sympathetic vibration
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents