(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to be torn off; to come off
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
(not) so much; (not) that much
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
breaking off; snapping off
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
wherein; therein; thereinto
splinters of glass; glass shards
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to congratulate; to celebrate
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better