brilliant; bright; dazzling
to watch intently; to stare
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
each; respectively; individually; separately
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
scratch; scrape; abrasion
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
eating; bite (in fishing)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
meteor; shooting star; falling star
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)