departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
right under; directly below; right beneath
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
spot; point; place; position
mushroom cloud (e.g. from a nuclear explosion)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
maximum permissible level or dosage
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
in order; sequential; seriatim
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
scolding; reprimand; lecture
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission