short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
just above; right overhead
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
good (place to leave off); convenient
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
external wound; (physical) trauma
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to rain incessantly; to downpour
titubation; shaking; swinging
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to grimace; to make a wry face
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to have meaning; to be meaningful
creation; generation; formation; derivation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
successfully; with success