start of a war; beginning of hostilities
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
spurt of blood; spray of blood
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
small; fine; detailed; stingy
piece of meat; cut of meat
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
going straight on; going straight ahead
chief; main; principal; major
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
firing line; caustic curve
standing close together; bristling (with)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
stepping back; drawing back
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return