trial product; prototype model
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to shake off; to throw off
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
large number (of); many; majority
one by one; in detail; minutely
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things