one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
dozens; scores of; decades
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
all-out attack; general offensive
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to entrust; to leave to a person
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire