to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
body tissue; body composition
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to put one's strength into
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to attack; to assault; to assail
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly