one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
violent explosion; bursting
melting; fusion; liquefaction
multi-level crossing (of roads to avoid intersection); two-level crossing; cloverleaf interchange; grade separation
dilapidated house; deserted house
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
interception (email); wiretap; bug
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
spirit; heart; disposition
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to leap back; to jump back
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
assistance; backing; reinforcements
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep