thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to roll about; to writhe about
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
with a momentary flash of light
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
distant look; faraway look
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
more than usual; especially; particularly
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
big talk; boasting; bragging
store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business