sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
aptitude; aptness; suitability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
level; standard; water level
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be intimate with; to befriend
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to mark the end; to spell the end
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately