by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
knowledge applied to evil purposes
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
not permitting; not authorizing
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
suddenly; all of a sudden
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
thunderous roar; roaring sound
just above; right overhead
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
(made of) stone; stone-built
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
living thing; organism; creature; biology
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
floor above; floor upstairs
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
place; situation; position; location
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
two classes; double; two sets