to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
chaps (in the skin); cracks
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
unfortunately; regrettably
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
one after another; in rapid succession
literally; to the letter; literal
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
staying in the air; remaining airborne
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
cesspool; sink; manure sink
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting