cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
how; in what way; how about; questionable
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
pillar of fire; blazing column
mad laughter; maniacal laughter
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to step over or across; to overcome
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
aspect; phase; condition; modality