bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
function; facility; faculty; feature
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
naked eye; the physical eye
visual confirmation; sighting
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
flash (of light); glint; schiller
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to defy conventional wisdom
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(divine) providence; dispensation
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing