center of an explosion; centre of an explosion
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
expression; look; countenance; face
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
safety zone; traffic island
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
explosive; blasting powder
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to be too late; to be too slow
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
going straight on; going straight ahead
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to pierce through; to break through
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
land subsidence; decline in influence
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to manage something successfully; to be successful
sprinkling water over; irrigating
method of demolition; demolition method
superintendent; supervisor; warden
to wave a flag; to show the way
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
front-row sets; ringside seats
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
outside one's jurisdiction
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
control; check; restraint; inhibition
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage