dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
number of times; frequency; count
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(right at the) side; just beside
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to burst open; to pop; to split
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to blow out; to spout out
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to trample; to crush underfoot
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
God; god; ace; king; superior person
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
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
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
underground; subterranean