echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
separation; farewell; parting
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to burrow through; to dig through
beginning; clue; starting point
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to not be taken seriously
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
troublesome; annoying; complicated
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
stagnation; hindrance; delay
confusion; distraction; derangement
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
remote control; remote operation
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
retention; maintenance; preservation
to be hot on a person's heels
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row