to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
action of making something; -ification
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to shake; to sway; to waver
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
correction; revision; amendment
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
failure; mistake; blunder
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to fall on one's backside
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)