switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
explosion; rupture; break off
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
drop (e.g. of water); drip
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
incineration; destroy by fire
carbonization; carbonisation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
cave; cavern; den; grotto
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
floor above; floor upstairs
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
series of battles; successive battles
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
outside world; physical world
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
soldier; combatant; warrior
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort