considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
suddenly; all of a sudden
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat