to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
(dying of) natural causes
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to lure someone; to entice someone
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
putting into operation; invocation
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses