destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to hide; to keep to oneself
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to fly around; to scatter
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
stopping functioning; being out of service
in its entirety; whole; wholly
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
only; merely; but; no more than
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
about this time; about now
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
acid; sourness; sour taste