I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
class; heading; group; category
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tool; implement; means; furniture
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
hey there; I say; see here
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(dead) body; corpse; remains
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects