crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
by itself; automatically; naturally
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to become desperate; to give in to despair
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to keep away; to keep at a distance