rather than; more ... than ...
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
dozens; scores of; decades
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
power; might; authority; influence
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
being argued into silence; being left speechless
brand-new article; new item
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to knock down; to knock off
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
when; how soon; how long until
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
steady progress; rapid advance
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful