nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
pillar of fire; blazing column
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to be nearing death; to be dying
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
news of someone's death; obituary
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
offensive (movement); aggression
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
flash (of light); glint; schiller
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)