blow; shock; strike; batting
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
degree of cloudiness; cloud cover
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
lower region; lower part; region below
sea level; (surface of) sea
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
attenuation; damping; decay
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to cover fully; to wrap around
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
inside; interior; inner part
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to project; to stick out; to stand out
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
final; eventual; ultimate
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)