desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to be badly made; to fail
full capacity; all one's ability
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
to affect; to impact; to influence
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
hypercomplex equation; plural equation
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
otherwise; or else; if not
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed