thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
victim; injured party; sufferer
this (very thing); this precisely
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
serious; severe; grave; acute
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run about trying to escape
to approach; to draw near
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
God; god; ace; king; superior person
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post