broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
tank (military vehicle); chariot
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
palm heel; heel of the palm
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
concussion (of the brain)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap