nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to roll about; to writhe about
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
goodness; excellence; virtue
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
in name only; titular; nominal
international law in time of war
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
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to take command; to give direction
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)