ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
eruption; volcanic eruption
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
just a handful; only a small number (of)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
front; frontage; facade; main
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK