to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
offensive (movement); aggression
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to spring at; to leap upon
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
lightly; easily; carelessly
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
distant; remote; isolated
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke