to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to glare at each other; to confront each other
tall figure; high stature
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to grimace; to make a wry face
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be too late; to be too slow