transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
true character; true heart; true spirit
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to shake off; to throw off
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to smash; to break into pieces
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor