whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
transfer; assignment; conveyance
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
piling up; multiple layers
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
group; bunch; crowd; group
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to fly around; to scatter
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to keep standing; to stand motionless
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
accumulation; accumulate; store
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy