threshold; breaking point
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
many children; large family
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(someone else's) child; child; kid
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
having children; attempting to conceive
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
at someone's (something's) mercy
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to cease; to stop; to be over
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion