to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to shake off; to throw off
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
disorder; chaos; confusion
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
speaking of ...; as for ...
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to cease; to stop; to be over
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
beforehand; in advance; previously
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
round shape; circle; circular form
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
space; interval; space character; whitespace
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue