dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
personality; style; appearance
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to pierce through; to break through
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(divine) providence; dispensation
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
decisive battle of brief duration
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
fast approach; quick intimacy
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
simultaneous; all at once
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 go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift