natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
your body; your health; yourself; you
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
fear; dread; fright; willies
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
superhuman strength; Herculean strength
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to jar; to creak; to grate
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
this much; to this extent; to this degree
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
steel; sword steel; sword
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish