know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to be reminded of; to call to mind
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
news; word; tidings; omen
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
explosion; rupture; break off
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
aluminium can; aluminum can
inside; interior; inner part
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to burst open; to pop; to split
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
power; might; authority; influence