(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
great hurry; great haste; rush
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
explosive; blasting powder
to blaze; to burn brightly
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
hidden room; secret chamber
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
space (room, area, outer space)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to stop walking; to pause
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes