large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
innumerable; countless; numberless
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
sword; blade; single stroke
to spring at; to leap upon
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
automatic; intransitive verb
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
not caring; not giving a damn
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
steel; sword steel; sword
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
1,000,000; one million; million; many