charred; burnt black; scorched black
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
next; secondly; subsequently
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
in succession; one by one
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
front; frontage; facade; main
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
battle formation; military formation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)