to be hot on a person's heels
resonance; sympathetic vibration
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
loser; defeated person; the defeated
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
omen; sign; notice; indication
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
to make sense; to be meaningful
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to trample; to crush underfoot
in the city; within the city
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn