behind; in the rear; in back
covering; protection; backing; relief
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to become pale; to turn pale
two persons; two people; pair; couple
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
power; might; authority; influence
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look