dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
metre; meter; meter; gauge
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
fireball; bolide; fireball
form; shape; figure; visage
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
dozens; scores of; decades
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
scene; spectacle; sight; view
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
now; the present time; just now; another; more
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)