empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
in proportion to; just as much as
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
immediately; right away; on the spot
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to spring at; to leap upon
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
at a stroke; with a single swoop
tank (military vehicle); chariot
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to wash away; to rinse off
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
directly opposite; right in front
front; frontage; facade; main
to step forward; to take a step forward
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart