careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
skill; dexterity; master hand
just a handful; only a small number (of)
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
natural calamity; disaster
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to throw open; to leave open
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
charred; burnt black; scorched black
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to place firmly; to hit very hard
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
carbonization; carbonisation
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to run about trying to escape
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
war; battle; match; game; competition
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise