empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
in the earth; in the ground; underground
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
literally; to the letter; literal
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be smeared; to be covered
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
-less; lacking; non-existing
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
experimental stage; experimental phase
reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party