to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
check; restraint; oppression; repression
pressure; oppression; suppression
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
trio; gang of three; threesome
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to hit hard; to strike hard
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
eight (long cylindrical things)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
inside; interior; inner part
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
true character; real nature
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge