subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
floor above; floor upstairs
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
heart; guts; nerve; central part
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
height (of body); stature
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
important; momentous; essential; principal; major