explosion; rupture; break off
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
directly under; falling perpendicularly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
massing (of troops); gathering
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
cannot be compared with; no match for
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
living thing; living creature; animal; life
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
head of family; originator
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
heaven and earth; top and bottom
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
continuation; succession; series
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
exploitation; overuse; abuse
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water