transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
massing (of troops); gathering
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
acceleration; speeding up
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
reaching; attaining; arrival
already known; well-known
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
not necessarily so; is not always true
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old