explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
clanging; empty; deserted
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
to press a question; to cross-examine
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rather; better; instead; if anything
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
to look down over; to look down on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
nothing but; except; no more than
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
corridor; hallway; passageway
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
like this; this sort; this way
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct